Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-20483 |
CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU16783
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20483
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to set_file_metadata in xattr.c stores a file's origin URL in the user.xdg.origin.url metadata attribute of the extended attributes of the downloaded file. A local attacker can read this attribute, as demonstrated by getfattr and obtain credentials contained in the URL.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
net-misc/wget to version: 1.20.1
Gentoo Linux: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-08
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.