SUSE update for wget



Published: 2024-07-12
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-38428
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

wget
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

wget-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

wget-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU93077

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38428

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation of URL when parsing strings with semicolons within the scheme_leading_string() function in url.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted URL to the application and influence its behavior in which data that was supposed to be in the userinfo subcomponent is misinterpreted to be part of the host subcomponent.

Mitigation

Update the affected package wget to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.5

wget: before 1.20.3-150000.3.20.1

wget-debuginfo: before 1.20.3-150000.3.20.1

wget-debugsource: before 1.20.3-150000.3.20.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242174-2/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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