CVE-2016-4971

Scores

EPSS

0.791medium79.1%
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Percentile: 79.1%

CVSS

7.0high3.x
0246810

CVSS Score: 7.0/10

All CVSS Scores

CVSS 3.x
7.0

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0
6.8

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.

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Sources

debiannvdredhatubuntu

CWEs

CWE-73

Related Vulnerabilities

Exploits

Exploit ID: 40064

Source: exploitdb

URL: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40064

Exploit ID: 49815

Source: exploitdb

URL: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49815

Exploit ID: CVE-2016-4971

Source: github-poc

URL: https://github.com/dinidhu96/IT19013756_-CVE-2016-4971-

Recommendations

Source: nvd

All GNU Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-misc/wget-1.18”

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

Vulnerable Software (12)

Type: Configuration

Product: wget

Operating System: rhel 7

Trait:
{  "fixed": "1.14-13.el7"}

Source: redhat

Type: Configuration

Product: wget

Operating System: debian

Trait:
{  "fixed": "1.18-1"}

Source: debian

Type: Configuration

Product: wget

Operating System: debian jessie 8

Trait:
{  "fixed": "1.16-1+deb8u1"}

Source: debian

Type: Configuration

Product: wget

Operating System: ubuntu trusty 14.04

Trait:
{  "fixed": "1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.2"}

Source: ubuntu

Type: Configuration

Product: wget

Operating System: ubuntu wily 15.10

Trait:
{  "fixed": "1.16.1-1ubuntu1.1"}

Source: ubuntu

Type: Configuration

Product: wget

Operating System: ubuntu xenial 16.04

Trait:
{  "fixed": "1.17.1-1ubuntu1.1"}

Source: ubuntu

Type: Configuration

Product: wget

Operating System: ubuntu yakkety 16.10

Trait:
{  "fixed": "1.17.1-1ubuntu2"}

Source: ubuntu

Type: Configuration

Product: wget

Operating System: ubuntu zesty 17.04

Trait:
{  "fixed": "1.17.1-1ubuntu2"}

Source: ubuntu

Type: Configuration

Vendor: canonical

Product: ubuntu_linux

Operating System: * * *

Trait:
{  "cpe_match": [    {      "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*",      "vulnerable": true    },    {      "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*...

Source: nvd

Type: Configuration

Vendor: gnu

Product: wget

Operating System: * * *

Trait:
{  "cpe_match": [    {      "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",      "versionEndExcluding": "1.18",      "vulnerable": true    }  ],  "operator": "OR"}

Source: nvd