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GLSA-201610-11 : GNU Wget: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 94422

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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-201610-11 (GNU Wget: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wget. Please review the CVE identifier and bug reports referenced for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or obtain sensitive information.
 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-1.18'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-11

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 94422

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201610-11.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Published: 10/31/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC: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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/29/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4971

GLSA: 201610-11