GLSA 201411-05: GNU Wget: Arbitrary code execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GNU Wget: Arbitrary code execution
Date:	11/16/2014
Bugs:	#527056
ID:	201411-05

Synopsis

An absolute path traversal vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/wget	< 1.16	>= 1.16	All supported architectures

Description

An absolute path traversal vulnerability has been found in GNU Wget.

Impact

A remote FTP server is able to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GNU Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/wget-1.16"

References

CVE-2014-4877

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201411-05.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.