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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-3643-1 Critical: Wget Cookie Injection Risk

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Wget could be made to inject arbitrary cookie values.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3643-1
May 09, 2018

wget vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Wget could be made to inject arbitrary cookie values.

Software Description:
- wget: retrieves files from the web

Details:

It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to inject arbitrary cookie values.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  wget                            1.19.4-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 17.10:
  wget                            1.19.1-3ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  wget                            1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  wget                            1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.4

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3643-1
  CVE-2018-0494

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.19.4-1ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.19.1-3ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.4

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-3643-1 Critical: Wget Cookie Injection Risk

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Calendar Grey May 9, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Alert USN-3643-1 regarding wget weakness reveals systems are vulnerable to cookie manipulation threats. Immediate update advised.
Wget could be made to inject arbitrary cookie values.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   wget                            1.19.4-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 17.10:   wget                            1.19.1-3ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   wget                            1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   wget                            1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3643-1

  CVE-2018-0494

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May 09, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.19.4-1ubuntu2.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.19.1-3ubuntu1.2   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.4

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