Vulnerability CVE-2016-4971: Information

Description

GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.

Severity: HIGH (8.8) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published: June 30, 2016
Modified: Feb. 13, 2023

Fixed packages

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=e996e322ffd42aaa051602da182d03178d0f13e1
  • Patch
  • Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343666
  • Exploit
  • Issue Tracking
  • Patch
  • Third Party Advisory
[info-gnu] 20160609 GNU wget 1.18 released
  • Mailing List
  • Patch
  • Vendor Advisory
USN-3012-1
  • Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
  • Third Party Advisory
91530
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
openSUSE-SU-2016:2027
  • Broken Link
GLSA-201610-11
  • Third Party Advisory
1036133
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
40064
  • Exploit
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
RHSA-2016:2587
  • Broken Link
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-4971
  • Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162395/GNU-wget-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
  • Exploit
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      End excliding
      1.18

      Configuration 2

      cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

      Configuration 3

      cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Configuration 4

      cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      Start including
      7.0.0
      End including
      7.0.14

      cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      Start including
      6.1.0
      End including
      6.1.16

      cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      Start including
      7.1.0
      End including
      7.1.9