Back to Database
Status published
High
CVE-2016-7098
Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in...
Vulnerability Description
Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirroring mode to download a single file, might allow remote servers to bypass intended access list restrictions by keeping an HTTP connection open.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
THREAT MONITOR
Am I Vulnerable?
Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2016-7098
Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/27/2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00044.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93157
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40824/
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00083.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00134.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00031.html
More from gnu
View All →CVE-2024-10524
GNU Wget is vulnerable to an SSRF attack when accessing partially-user-controlled shorthand URLs
Medium
6.5
CVE-2022-48339
An issue was discovered in GNU Emacs through 28.2. htmlfontify.el...
Unknown
0
CVE-2022-48338
An issue was discovered in GNU Emacs through 28.2. In...
Unknown
0
CVE-2022-48337
GNU Emacs through 28.2 allows attackers to execute commands via...
Unknown
0
CVE-2022-48303
GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that...
Unknown
0
Affected Vendor
Affected Software
wget
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 26th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.