SB2016061417 - Fedora 22 update for wget 



SB2016061417 - Fedora 22 update for wget

Published: June 14, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016061417
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Security Features (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4971)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.