USN-6852-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6852-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6852-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6852-1
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Published
2024-06-26T12:20:33.406016Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:37:33Z
Summary
wget vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI. A remote attacker could possibly trick a user into connecting to a different host than expected.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / wget

Package

Name
wget
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wget@1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.20.3-1ubuntu1
1.20.3-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "wget"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-38428",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / wget

Package

Name
wget
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wget@1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-1ubuntu3
1.21-1ubuntu4
1.21-1ubuntu5
1.21.2-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "wget"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-38428",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / wget

Package

Name
wget
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wget@1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21.3-1ubuntu1
1.21.4-1ubuntu1
1.21.4-1ubuntu2
1.21.4-1ubuntu3
1.21.4-1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "wget"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-38428",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}