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CVE-2002-1565

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-06-16 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Immunix: 7

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000716
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105474357016184&w=2
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-209
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-372.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10851
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000716
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105474357016184&w=2
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-209

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