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CVE-2017-13089

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl
8.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The http.c:skip_short_body() function is called in some circumstances, such as when processing redirects. When the response is sent chunked in wget before 1.19.2, the chunk parser uses strtol() to read each chunk's length, but doesn't check that the chunk length is a non-negative number. The code then tries to skip the chunk in pieces of 512 bytes by using the MIN() macro, but ends up passing the negative chunk length to connect.c:fd_read(). As fd_read() takes an int argument, the high 32 bits of the chunk length are discarded, leaving fd_read() with a completely attacker controlled length argument.

How to fix

Remediation Available
wgetDebian
Fixed in:1.19.2-1CVE-2017-13089
Fixed in:1.19.2-1CVE-2017-13089
Fixed in:1.19.2-1CVE-2017-13089
Fixed in:1.19.2-1CVE-2017-13089
wgetUbuntu
Fixed in:1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3USN-3464-1
Fixed in:1.17.1-1ubuntu1.3USN-3464-1

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

79.86%probability of exploitation in 30 days
100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2017-13089?

Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2017-13089 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2017-13089 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 79.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2017-13089?

CVE-2017-13089 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2017-13089 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for wget (Debian), wget (Ubuntu). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.