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GLSA-201711-06 : GNU Wget: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 104514

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201711-06 (GNU Wget: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wget. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker, by enticing a user to connect to a malicious server, could remotely execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/wget-1.19.1-r2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-06

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 104514

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201711-06.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 11/13/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:wget, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-13089, CVE-2017-13090

GLSA: 201711-06