CVE-2002-1565

Description

Buffer overflow in url_filename function for wget 1.8.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

How to fix CVE-2002-1565

To remediate CVE-2002-1565, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/wget—upgrade to 1.8.2-8 or later

Is CVE-2002-1565 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 1.8.2-8

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1565