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CVE-2024-38428

Interpretation Conflict

Published: Jun 16, 2024 | Modified: Apr 21, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.1
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38428
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/436.html

url.c in GNU Wget through 1.24.5 mishandles semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, and thus there may be insecure behavior in which data that was supposed to be in the userinfo subcomponent is misinterpreted to be part of the host subcomponent.

Weakness

Product A handles inputs or steps differently than Product B, which causes A to perform incorrect actions based on its perception of B’s state.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
WgetGnu*1.24.5 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatwget-0:1.19.5-12.el8_10*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRedHatwget-0:1.19.5-10.el8_6.2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update ServiceRedHatwget-0:1.19.5-10.el8_6.2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatwget-0:1.19.5-10.el8_6.2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportRedHatwget-0:1.19.5-11.el8_8.1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHatwget-0:1.21.1-8.el9_4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportRedHatwget-0:1.21.1-7.el9_2.1*
WgetUbuntudevel*
WgetUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
WgetUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
WgetUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
WgetUbuntufocal*
WgetUbuntujammy*
WgetUbuntumantic*
WgetUbuntunoble*
WgetUbuntuoracular*
WgetUbuntuplucky*
WgetUbuntuquesting*
WgetUbuntutrusty/esm*

References

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