CVE-2016-4971

Publication date 10 June 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

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

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wget 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.17.1-1ubuntu2
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.17.1-1ubuntu2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.1
15.10 wily
Fixed 1.16.1-1ubuntu1.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.13.4-2ubuntu1.4

Patch details

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Package Patch details
wget

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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