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.
| 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 |
| Product | Vendor | Version |
|---|---|---|
| wget | gnuwget | 2016 (Core installation) |