Vulnerability in Gnu Wget
CVE-2016-7098
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.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.075 (93.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Wget
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7098?
- CVE-2016-7098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Wget, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7098?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7098 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.