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SuSE 11.3 Security Update : wget (SAT Patch Number 9933)

high Nessus Plugin ID 78887

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

wget has been updated to fix one security issue and two non-security issues.

This security issue has been fixed :

 - FTP symlink arbitrary filesystem access (CVE-2014-4877).
 These non-security issues have been fixed :

 - Fix displaying of download time. (bnc#901276)

 - Fix 0 size FTP downloads after failure. (bnc#885069)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 9933.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=885069

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901276

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902709

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4877.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 78887

File Name: suse_11_wget-141105.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/6/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:wget

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4877