Debian dla-4133 : wget - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 234688

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4133 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4133-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk April 21, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : wget Version : 1.21-1+deb11u2 CVE ID : CVE-2024-38428 Debian Bug : 1073523

Mishandling of semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI has been fixed in GNU Wget, a utility for retrieving files over HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1.21-1+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your wget packages.

For the detailed security status of wget please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/wget

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the wget packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 234688

File Name: debian_DLA-4133.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/21/2025

Updated: 4/21/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38428

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wget-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wget, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/21/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-38428

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