CVE-2016-4971

8.8 HIGH
Published: June 30, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=e996e322ffd42aaa051602da182d03178d0f13e1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2016-06/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00043.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162395/GNU-wget-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2587.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91530
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036133
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3012-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343666
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-11
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-4971
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40064/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=e996e322ffd42aaa051602da182d03178d0f13e1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2016-06/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00043.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162395/GNU-wget-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2587.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91530
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036133
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3012-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343666
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-4971
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40064/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
75.0%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

canonical oracle paloaltonetworks gnu