openSUSE Security Update : wget (openSUSE-SU-2014:1380-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 79103

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

wget was updated to version 1.16 to fix one security issue.

The following security issue was fixed :

- Fix for symlink attack which could allow a malicious ftp server to create arbitrary files, directories or symbolic links and set their permissions when retrieving a directory recursively through FTP (CVE-2014-4877).

Solution

Update the affected wget packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 79103

File Name: openSUSE-2014-637.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 11/11/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, 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: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wget, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wget-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wget-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4877

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