=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3643-2
May 09, 2018
wget vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
Wget could be made to inject arbitrary cookie values.
Software Description:
- wget: retrieves files from the web
Details:
USN-3643-1 fixed a vulnerability in Wget. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory 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 12.04 ESM:
wget 1.13.4-2ubuntu1.6
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3643-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3643-1
CVE-2018-0494
