Bug 2497850 (CVE-2026-58471)

Summary: CVE-2026-58471 wget: GNU Wget: Heap buffer overflow via server-supplied filename leads to memory corruption
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Version: unspecifiedCC: jmitchel, kshier, pbohmill, rhel-process-autobot, teagle, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in GNU Wget. A remote attacker can exploit a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the convert_fname() function. This occurs when processing a server-supplied filename that requires character set conversion, leading to memory corruption due to incorrect buffer reallocation. This can result in a denial of service or other impacts.
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Bug Depends On: 2498498, 2498499, 2499583    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-07 21:02:28 UTC 
GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit c2640fe, contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the convert_fname() function within src/url.c that allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption through a server-supplied filename requiring character set conversion. When the output buffer is too small during iconv E2BIG reallocation, the reallocation logic miscalculates the remaining space, leading to a heap buffer overflow that can be exploited via a maliciously crafted server response.