Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201706-16 - A header injection vulnerability in GNU Wget might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers. Versions less than 1.19.1-r1 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-16
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: GNU Wget: Header injection
Date: June 20, 2017
Bugs: #612326
ID: 201706-16
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Synopsis
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A header injection vulnerability in GNU Wget might allow remote
attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers.
Background
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GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP,
HTTPS and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/wget < 1.19.1-r1 >= 1.19.1-r1
Description
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It was discovered that there was a header injection vulnerability in
GNU Wget which allowed remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP
headers via CRLF sequences in the host subcomponent of a URL.
Impact
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A remote attacker could inject arbitrary HTTP headers in requests by
tricking a user running GNU Wget into processing crafted URLs.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All GNU Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/wget-1.19.1-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-6508
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6508
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-16
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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