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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4195-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
May 08, 2018                          https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : wget
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-0494
Debian Bug     : 898076

Harry Sintonen discovered that wget, a network utility to retrieve files
from the web, does not properly handle '\r\n' from continuation lines
while parsing the Set-Cookie HTTP header. A malicious web server could
use this flaw to inject arbitrary cookies to the cookie jar file, adding
new or replacing existing cookie values.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.16-1+deb8u5.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.18-5+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your wget packages.

For the detailed security status of wget please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/wget

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: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-4195-1: wget security update

May 8, 2018
Harry Sintonen discovered that wget, a network utility to retrieve files from the web, does not properly handle '\r\n' from continuation lines while parsing the Set-Cookie HTTP hea...

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.16-1+deb8u5.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.18-5+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your wget packages.

For the detailed security status of wget please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/wget

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: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Harry Sintonen discovered that wget, a network utility to retrieve files
from the web, does not properly handle '\r\n' from continuation lines
while parsing the Set-Cookie HTTP header. A malicious web server could
use this flaw to inject arbitrary cookies to the cookie jar file, adding
new or replacing existing cookie values.

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