CVE-2016-7098

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2016-08-11
Bugzilla:
1328137: CVE-2016-7098 wget: files rejected by access list are kept on the disk for the duration of HTTP connection

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2016-7098 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 2.6
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 wget Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 wget Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 wget Will not fix

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