openSUSE Security Update : wget (openSUSE-2017-9)

high Nessus Plugin ID 96278

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for wget fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

- CVE-2016-7098: Fixed a potential race condition by creating files with .tmp ext and making them accessible to the current user only. (bsc#995964)

Non security issues fixed :

- bsc#1005091: Don't call xfree() on string returned by usr_error()

- bsc#1012677: Add support for enforcing TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 (TLS 1.2 support was already present, but it was not enforcable).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected wget packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1005091

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1012677

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=995964

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96278

File Name: openSUSE-2017-9.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/4/2017

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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:novell:opensuse:wget, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wget-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wget-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/3/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7098