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    CVE-2016-4971

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

    Published:Jun 9, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jun 30, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.75588
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Wget
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Solaris
    Vendor
    Paloaltonetworks
    Product
    Pan-os
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162395/GNU-wget-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343666https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40064/http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162395/GNU-wget-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343666https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40064/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49815https://github.com/dinidhu96/IT19013756_-CVE-2016-4971-https://github.com/gitcollect/CVE-2016-4971https://github.com/mbadanoiu/CVE-2016-4971https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40064

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    References

    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=e996e322ffd42aaa051602da182d03178d0f13e1
    http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2016-06/msg00004.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00043.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162395/GNU-wget-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2587.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91530
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036133
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3012-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343666
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-11
    https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-4971
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40064/
    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=e996e322ffd42aaa051602da182d03178d0f13e1
    http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2016-06/msg00004.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00043.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162395/GNU-wget-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2587.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91530
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036133
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3012-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343666
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-11
    https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-4971
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40064/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High