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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50858
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2002:086 (wget)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to wget
announced via advisory MDKSA-2002:086.

A vulnerability in all versions of wget prior to and including 1.8.2
was discovered by Steven M. Christey. The bug permits a malicious
FTP server to create or overwriet files anywhere on the local file
system by sending filenames beginning with / or containing /../.
This can be used to make vulnerable FTP clients write files that can
later be used for attack against the client machine.

Affected versions: 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0,
Single Network Firewall 7.2


Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2002:086
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-1344
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719482

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
5.0

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 6352
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2002-1344
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6352
BugTraq ID: 6360
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6360
Bugtraq: 20021211 Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities in FTP Clients (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103962838628940&w=2
Bugtraq: 20021219 TSLSA-2002-0089 - wget (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104033016703851&w=2
Caldera Security Advisory: CSSA-2003.003.0
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/307045/30/26300/threaded
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#210148
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/210148
Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: N-022
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-022.shtml
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2002:552
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000552
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLSA-2002:552
http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000552
Debian Security Information: DSA-209 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-209
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-086.php
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2003.007.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-229.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-256.html
SCO Security Bulletin: CSSA-2003-003.0
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-003.0.txt
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0102.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10820.php
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