Race Condition Affecting wget package, versions <1.18-4


Severity

low

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature
    EPSS
    3.57% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-WGET-300470
  • published 26 Sep 2016
  • disclosed 26 Sep 2016

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

8.1 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

8.1 high