Race Condition Affecting wget package, versions <1.18-4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
3.08% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-WGET-300470
  • published26 Sept 2016
  • disclosed26 Sept 2016

Introduced: 26 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-7098  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 wget to version 1.18-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wget package and not the wget package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirroring mode to download a single file, might allow remote servers to bypass intended access list restrictions by keeping an HTTP connection open.