{"id":"USN-6852-2","summary":"wget vulnerability","details":"USN-6852-1 fixed a vulnerability in Wget. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled semicolons in the userinfo\n subcomponent of a URI. A remote attacker could possibly trick a user into\n connecting to a different host than expected.\n","modified":"2026-06-25T13:32:28.677802295Z","published":"2024-06-27T10:42:13Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38428"],"upstream":["CVE-2024-38428","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38428"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6852-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38428"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"wget","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/wget?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.17.1-1ubuntu1.5+esm1"}]}],"versions":["1.16.1-1ubuntu1","1.17.1-1ubuntu1","1.17.1-1ubuntu1.1","1.17.1-1ubuntu1.2","1.17.1-1ubuntu1.3","1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4","1.17.1-1ubuntu1.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"wget","binary_version":"1.17.1-1ubuntu1.5+esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2024-38428"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6852-2.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wget","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/wget?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2+esm1"}]}],"versions":["1.19.1-3ubuntu1","1.19.1-3ubuntu1.1","1.19.2-1ubuntu1","1.19.3-2ubuntu1","1.19.4-1ubuntu2","1.19.4-1ubuntu2.1","1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2+esm1","binary_name":"wget"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2024-38428","severity":[{"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":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6852-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}