GNU Wget: Multiple vulnerabilities

GNU Wget: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wget, the worst of which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code. 2016-10-29 2016-10-29 560418 585926 remote 1.18 1.18

GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wget. Please review the CVE identifier and bug reports referenced for details.

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or obtain sensitive information.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All GNU Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/wget-1.18"

CVE-2016-4971 b-man b-man