Gentoo alert 201411-05 (wget)
| From: | Mikle Kolyada <zlogene@gentoo.org> | |
| To: | gentoo-announce@gentoo.org | |
| Subject: | [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201411-05 ] GNU Wget: Arbitrary code execution | |
| Date: | Sun, 16 Nov 2014 11:08:29 +0300 | |
| Message-ID: | <54685B7D.9010401@gentoo.org> |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201411-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: GNU Wget: Arbitrary code execution Date: November 16, 2014 Bugs: #527056 ID: 201411-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== An absolute path traversal vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution. Background ========== GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/wget < 1.16 >= 1.16 Description =========== An absolute path traversal vulnerability has been found in GNU Wget. Impact ====== A remote FTP server is able to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All GNU Wget users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/wget-1.16" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2014-4877 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-4877 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201411-05.xml Concerns? ========= 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 ======= Copyright 2014 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