SB2016071408 - Amazon Linux AMI update for wget
Published: July 14, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016071408
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security Features (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4971)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.