USN-3643-1: Wget vulnerability
9 May 2018
Wget could be made to inject arbitrary cookie values.
Releases
Packages
- wget - retrieves files from the web
Details
It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to inject arbitrary cookie values.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 17.10
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-3643-2: wget