Security
Security
A vulnerablity in GNU Wget could allow arbitrary cookies to be injected.
| Package | net-misc/wget on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.19.5 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.19.5 |
GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols.
A vulnerability was discovered in GNU Wget’s resp_new function which does not validate \r\n sequences in continuation lines.
A remote attacker could inject arbitrary cookie entry requests.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All GNU Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/wget-1.19.5"
Release date
June 13, 2018
Latest revision
June 13, 2018: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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