==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2393-1
October 30, 2014
wget vulnerability
==========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 14.10
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
Wget could be made to overwrite files.
Software Description:
– wget: retrieves files from the web
Details:
HD Moore discovered that Wget contained a path traversal vulnerability
when downloading symlinks using FTP. A malicious remote FTP server or a man
in the middle could use this issue to cause Wget to overwrite arbitrary
files, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.10:
wget 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.10.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
wget 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
wget 1.13.4-2ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
wget 1.12-1.1ubuntu2.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2393-1
CVE-2014-4877
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.15-1ubuntu1.14.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.13.4-2ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.12-1.1ubuntu2.2
—–BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE—–
Version: GnuPG v1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=xfHG
—–END PGP SIGNATURE—–
—
