Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / 14.1 / current : wget (SSA:2016-165-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 91573

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New wget packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected wget package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6d535496

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 91573

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2016-165-01.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Published: 6/14/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:wget, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4971

SSA: 2016-165-01