Gentoo: GLSA-201806-01 Normal: GNU Wget Cookie Injection Advisory
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June 13, 2018
A vulnerablity in GNU Wget could allow arbitrary cookies to be injected.
Summary
A vulnerability was discovered in GNU Wget's resp_new function which does not validate \r\n sequences in continuation lines.
Resolution
All GNU Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/wget-1.19.5"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-0494 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0494
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-01
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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: Cookie injection
Date: June 13, 2018
Bugs: #655216
ID: 201806-01
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 < 1.19.5 >= 1.19.5
Impact
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A remote attacker could inject arbitrary cookie entry requests.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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