SB2018060813 - Amazon Linux AMI update for wget
Published: June 8, 2018 Updated: June 12, 2018
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Cookie injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0494)
CWE-ID: CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary files on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper processing of Set-Cookie responses. A remote attacker can return specially crafted data and inject arbitrary cookies into the cookie jar file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.