SB2016110332 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for wget
Published: November 3, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016110332
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Security Features (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4971)
CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
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.