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diff --git a/glsa-201110-10.xml b/glsa-201110-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f9de1c2cee3d --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201110-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/xsl/glsa.xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/xsl/guide.xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201110-10"> + <title>Wget: User-assisted file creation or overwrite</title> + <synopsis>Insecure usage of server provided filenames may allow the creation + or overwriting of local files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Wget</product> + <announced>October 13, 2011</announced> + <revised>October 13, 2011: 1</revised> + <bug>329941</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/wget" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.12-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.12-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP, + HTTPS and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>It was discovered that Wget was unsafely trusting server-provided + filenames. This allowed attackers to overwrite or create files on the + user's system by sending a redirect from the expected URL to another URL + specifying the targeted file. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>An unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to create or overwrite + local files by enticing the user to open an attacker controlled URL, + possibly leading to execution of arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/wget-1.12-r2" + </code> + + <p>NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are + available since September 19, 2010. It is likely that your system is + already no longer affected by this issue. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2252">CVE-2010-2252</uri> + </references> + <metadata timestamp="Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:37:55 +0000" tag="requester"> + underling + </metadata> + <metadata timestamp="Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:47:06 +0000" tag="submitter"> + underling + </metadata> +</glsa> |