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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2019.095.02
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2019-095-02)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'wget' package(s) announced via the SSA:2019-095-02 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wget' package(s) announced via the SSA:2019-095-02 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New wget packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a
security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/wget-1.20.3-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
Fixed a buffer overflow vulnerability:
src/iri.c(do_conversion): Reallocate the output buffer to a larger
size if it is already full.
For more information, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'wget' package(s) on Slackware 14.2, Slackware current.

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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