CVE-2016-4971 Affecting wget package, versions <1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature
    EPSS
    95.34% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-WGET-300508
  • published 30 Jun 2016
  • disclosed 30 Jun 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 wget to version 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.2 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 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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