SB2018060813 - Amazon Linux AMI update for wget



SB2018060813 - Amazon Linux AMI update for wget

Published: June 8, 2018 Updated: June 12, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018060813
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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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.