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.
Published: 2016-09-26
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: 6.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2086-1 wget security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7978 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3464-1 Wget vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3464-2 Wget vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.394Z

Reserved: 2016-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7098

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-26T14:59:08.273

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-7098

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2016-08-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-7098 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses