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Photon OS 1.0: Wget PHSA-2016-0012

critical Nessus Plugin ID 121653

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the wget package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Updates-12.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 121653

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2016-0012_wget.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 2/7/2019

Updated: 2/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-7098

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:1.0, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:wget

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/PhotonOS/release, Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/6/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/6/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7098