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GLSA-201411-05 : GNU Wget: Arbitrary code execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 79266

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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-201411-05 (GNU Wget: Arbitrary code execution)

 An absolute path traversal vulnerability has been found in GNU Wget.
 Impact :

 A remote FTP server is able to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All GNU Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/wget-1.16'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201411-05

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 79266

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201411-05.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 11/17/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/16/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4877

BID: 70751

GLSA: 201411-05