Is CVE-2017-6508 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-6508 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-6508?

CVE-2017-6508 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-6508?

CVE-2017-6508 has an EPSS score of 3.09% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6508?

Upgrade wget on debian 11 to 1.19.1-2 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-6508

MEDIUMEPSS 86th pctl

6.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in the url_parse function in url.c in Wget through 1.19.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via CRLF sequences in the host subcomponent of a URL.

CWE-93

How to fix

Remediation Available

wgetDebian

Fixed in:1.19.1-2CVE-2017-6508

wgetUbuntu

Fixed in:1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3USN-3464-1

Fixed in:1.17.1-1ubuntu1.3USN-3464-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

git.savannah.gnu.org

Exploit1

lists.gnu.org

Other references2

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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.