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CVE-2016-70981 exploit

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…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.5%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40824 GNU Wget < 1.18 - Access List Bypass / Race Condition · remote · 2016-11-24

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

References

  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/08/27/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00007.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00044.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93157 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40824/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • lists.gnu.org /archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00083.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.gnu.org /archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00134.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00031.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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