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Scientific Linux 7 Important Wget Security Update SLSA-2017:3075-1

Calendar Oct 26, 2017 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory buffer overflow important execution risk wget SL7 malicious HTTP
A stack-based and a heap-based buffer overflow flaws were found in wget when processing chunked encoded HTTP responses. By tricking an unsuspecting user into connecting to a malicious HTTP server, an attacker could exploit these flaws to potentially execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-13089, CVE-2017-13090) SL7 x86_64 wget-1.14-15.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm wget-debuginfo-1.14-15.el7_4.1.x86_ [More...] 
Synopsis:          Important: wget security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2017:3075-1
Issue Date:        2017-10-26
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2017-13089
                   CVE-2017-13090
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Security Fix(es):

* A stack-based and a heap-based buffer overflow flaws were found in wget
when processing chunked encoded HTTP responses. By tricking an
unsuspecting user into connecting to a malicious HTTP server, an attacker
could exploit these flaws to potentially execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-13089, CVE-2017-13090)
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SL7
  x86_64
    wget-1.14-15.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
    wget-debuginfo-1.14-15.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team