USN-842-1: Wget vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 9.04
• Ubuntu 8.10
• Ubuntu 8.04
• Ubuntu 6.06

Packages

• wget -

Details

It was discovered that Wget did not correctly handle SSL certificates with
zero bytes in the Common Name. A remote attacker could exploit this to
perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter
encrypted communications.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 9.04

• wget - 1.11.4-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 8.10

• wget - 1.11.4-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 8.04

• wget - 1.10.2-3ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 6.06

• wget - 1.10.2-1ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2009-3490