Gentoo update for GNU Wget



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-6508
CWE-ID CWE-113
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) CRLF injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU8989

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6508

CWE-ID: CWE-113 - Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Response Splitting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform content spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the url_parse() function in url.c in Wget through 1.19.1. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary HTTP headers via CRLF sequences in the host subcomponent of a URL and spoof contents of the targeted website.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-misc/wget to version: 1.19.1-r1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-16


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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