-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3062-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Luciano Bello November 01, 2014 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : wget CVE ID : CVE-2014-4877 Debian Bug : 766981 HD Moore of Rapid7 discovered a symlink attack in Wget, a command-line utility to retrieve files via HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. The vulnerability allows to create arbitrary files on the user's system when Wget runs in recursive mode against a malicious FTP server. Arbitrary file creation may override content of user's files or permit remote code execution with the user privilege. This update changes the default setting in Wget such that it no longer creates local symbolic links, but rather traverses them and retrieves the pointed-to file in such a retrieval. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.13.4-3+deb7u2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.16-1. We recommend that you upgrade your wget packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-3062-1: wget security update
HD Moore of Rapid7 discovered a symlink attack in Wget, a command-line utility to retrieve files via HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. The vulnerability allows to create arbitrary files on the user's system when Wget runs in recursive mode against a malicious FTP server. Arbitrary file creation
