| Name | CVE-2024-10524 |
| Description | Applications that use Wget to access a remote resource using shorthand URLs and pass arbitrary user credentials in the URL are vulnerable. In these cases attackers can enter crafted credentials which will cause Wget to access an arbitrary host. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1088023 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| wget (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.16-1+deb8u7 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1.18-5+deb9u3 | vulnerable |
| buster | 1.20.1-1.1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1.21-1+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.21.3-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 1.24.5-2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| wget | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1088023 |
Notes
[bookworm] - wget <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/18/6
https://jfrog.com/blog/cve-2024-10524-wget-zero-day-vulnerability/
Fixed by: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=c419542d956a2607bbce5df64b9d378a8588d778 (v1.25.0)