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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.883058
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for wget CESA-2019:1228 centos7
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'wget'; package(s) announced via the CESA-2019:1228 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wget'
package(s) announced via the CESA-2019:1228 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The wget packages provide the GNU Wget file retrieval utility for HTTP,
HTTPS, and FTP protocols.

Security Fix(es):

* wget: do_conversion() heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability
(CVE-2019-5953)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected Software/OS:
'wget' package(s) on CentOS 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-5953
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-19
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25261088/index.html
https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2979
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2979
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:3168
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3168
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