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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201610-11
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Severity: Normal
Title: GNU Wget: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 29, 2016
Bugs: #560418, #585926
ID: 201610-11

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wget, the worst of which
could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP,
HTTPS and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/wget < 1.18 >= 1.18

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wget. Please review
the CVE identifier and bug reports referenced for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or obtain sensitive information.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All GNU Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-misc/wget-1.18”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-4971
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4971

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-11

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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