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Improper Input Validation Affecting wget package, versions <1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.4

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature
    EPSS
    9.64% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-WGET-300487
  • published 6 May 2018
  • disclosed 6 May 2018
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Introduced: 6 May 2018

CVE-2018-0494 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-20 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 wget to version 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.4 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

GNU Wget before 1.19.5 is prone to a cookie injection vulnerability in the resp_new function in http.c via a \r\n sequence in a continuation line.

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