# CVE-2019-5953: Buffer overflow in GNU Wget 1.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or may execute an arbitrary code v

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-05-17 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- The GNU Projec GNU Wget: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in GNU Wget 1.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or may execute an arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The GNU Projec GNU Wget, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25261088/index.html
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K14560101
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-19
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2979
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3168

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