Gentoo update for GNU Wget



Published: 2019-03-10
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
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Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU16783

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20483

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-misc/wget to version: 1.20.1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://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.



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