vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-4971: GNU Wget: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 30, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 30, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-wget
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