Ubuntu Security Notice 3643-1 - It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to inject arbitrary cookie values.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3643-1
May 09, 2018
wget vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Wget could be made to inject arbitrary cookie values.
Software Description:
- wget: retrieves files from the web
Details:
It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to inject arbitrary cookie values.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
wget 1.19.4-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 17.10:
wget 1.19.1-3ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
wget 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
wget 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3643-1
CVE-2018-0494
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.19.4-1ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.19.1-3ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.4