wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x allows a remote malicious web server to overwrite certain files via a redirection URL containing a .. that resolves to the IP address of the malicious server, which bypasses wgets filtering for .. sequences.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wget | Gnu | 1.8 (including) | 1.8 (including) |
| Wget | Gnu | 1.8.1 (including) | 1.8.1 (including) |
| Wget | Gnu | 1.8.2 (including) | 1.8.2 (including) |
| Wget | Gnu | 1.9 (including) | 1.9 (including) |
| Wget | Gnu | 1.9.1 (including) | 1.9.1 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RedHat | wget-0:1.10.1-1.30E.1 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | wget-0:1.10.1-2.4E.1 | * |
| Wget | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Wget | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Wget | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Wget | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261755
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=110269474112384\u0026w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012472
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11871
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18420
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11682
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261755
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=110269474112384\u0026w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012472
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11871
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18420
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11682
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/