GLSA 201806-01: GNU Wget: Cookie injection
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | GNU Wget: Cookie injection |
| Date: | 06/13/2018 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201806-01 |
Synopsis
A vulnerablity in GNU Wget could allow arbitrary cookies to be injected.Background
GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-misc/wget | < 1.19.5 | >= 1.19.5 | All supported architectures |
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in GNU Wget’s resp_new function which does not validate \r\n sequences in continuation lines.
Impact
A remote attacker could inject arbitrary cookie entry requests.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All GNU Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/wget-1.19.5"
References
Availability
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Concerns?
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License
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