SUSE-SU-2016:2226-1

    Dashboard / Vulnerabilities / SUSE-SU-2016:2226-1

    SUSE-SU-2016:2226-1

    Published: 2 Sept 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for wget

    Details: This update for wget fixes the following issues: - Fix for HTTP to a FTP redirection file name confusion vulnerability (bsc#984060, CVE-2016-4971). - Work around a libidn vulnerability (bsc#937096, CVE-2015-2059). - Fix for wget fails with basicauth: Failed writing HTTP request: Bad file descriptor (bsc#958342)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162226-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/937096, https://bugzilla.suse.com/958342, https://bugzilla.suse.com/984060, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2059, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4971

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wget

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.14-10.3

    Affected versions

    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