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RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : wget (RHSA-2005:812)

high Nessus Plugin ID 20144

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated wget packages that fix a security issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

GNU Wget is a file retrieval utility that can use either the HTTP or FTP protocols.

A stack based buffer overflow bug was found in the wget implementation of NTLM authentication. An attacker could execute arbitrary code on a user's machine if the user can be tricked into connecting to a malicious web server using NTLM authentication. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-3185 to this issue.

All users of wget are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch that resolves this issue.

Solution

Update the affected wget package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-3185

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:812

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20144

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-812.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/4/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:wget, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/2/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3185

RHSA: 2005:812