CVE-2016-4971 is a critical vulnerability in GNU Wget versions prior to 1.18, affecting products from vendors like Canonical, GNU, Oracle, and Palo Alto Networks. This flaw allows remote servers to achieve arbitrary file write by redirecting an HTTP request to a specially crafted FTP resource. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a low-complexity network attack that can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on CISA's KEV catalog or experiencing widespread community discussion, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating a potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
15.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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