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CVE-2026-58471

GNU Wget 1.25.0 Heap Buffer Overflow via convert_fname() in url.c

Published: 7/7/2026 Last updated: 7/8/2026 Reserved: 6/30/2026

GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit c2640fe, contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the convert_fname() function within src/url.c that allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption through a server-supplied filename requiring character set conversion. When the output buffer is too small during iconv E2BIG reallocation, the reallocation logic miscalculates the remaining space, leading to a heap buffer overflow that can be exploited via a maliciously crafted server response.

CNA assigner: VulnCheck (83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10) Requested by: n/a

Metrics

Version Score Severity Vector String
4.0 6 Medium CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.1 5.9 Medium CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Opam packages affected (1)

conf-wget

Products affected (1)

Product Vendor Version
wget gnuwget 2016 (Core installation)

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