1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3643-1

USN-3643-1: Wget vulnerability

Publication date

9 May 2018

Overview

Wget could be made to inject arbitrary cookie values.

Releases

Packages

  • 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.

It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to inject arbitrary cookie values.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
18.04 bionic wget –  1.19.4-1ubuntu2.1
17.10 artful wget –  1.19.1-3ubuntu1.2
16.04 xenial wget –  1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4
14.04 trusty wget –  1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.4

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