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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0104
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0104)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'wget' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0104 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wget' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0104 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Wget up until version 1.19.1 does not ensure control characters are not
used in the hostname part of a url. This security update rejects control
characters in host part of a url.

Affected Software/OS:
'wget' package(s) on Mageia 5.

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-2017-6508
BugTraq ID: 96877
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96877
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-16
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2017-03/msg00018.html
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