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GLSA-201903-08 : GNU Wget: Password and metadata leak

high Nessus Plugin ID 122736

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201903-08 (GNU Wget: Password and metadata leak)

 A vulnerability was discovered in GNU Wget’s file_metadata in xattr.c.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could obtain sensitive information to include credentials.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All GNU Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/wget-1.20.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-08

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 122736

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201903-08.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 3/11/2019

Updated: 2/5/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:wget, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20483

GLSA: 201903-08