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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2018.129.02
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2018-129-02)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'wget' package(s) announced via the SSA:2018-129-02 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wget' package(s) announced via the SSA:2018-129-02 advisory.

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


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/wget-1.19.5-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
Fixed a security issue where a malicious web server could inject arbitrary
cookies into the cookie jar file.
For more information, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'wget' package(s) on Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware 14.2, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-0494
BugTraq ID: 104129
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104129
Debian Security Information: DSA-4195 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4195
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44601/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-01
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=1fc9c95ec144499e69dc8ec76dbe07799d7d82cd
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2018-05/msg00020.html
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?53763
https://sintonen.fi/advisories/gnu-wget-cookie-injection.txt
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00006.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:3052
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3052
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040838
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3643-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3643-2/
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