Gentoo GLSA-201610-11 Moderate: Wget Remote Execution Risks
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October 29, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wget, the worst of which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wget. Please review the CVE identifier and bug reports referenced for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All GNU Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/wget-1.18"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-4971 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4971
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-11
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: GNU Wget: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 29, 2016
Bugs: #560418, #585926
ID: 201610-11
Topics Covered
Background
GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP,
HTTPS and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/wget < 1.18 >= 1.18
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or obtain sensitive information.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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