Vulnerability Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled, allows remote FTP servers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a LIST response that references the same filename within two entries, one of which indicates that the filename is for a symlink.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Wget | <= 1.15 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0431.html
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=18b0979357ed7dc4e11d4f2b1d7
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=b4440d96cf8173d68ecaa07c36bPatch
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2014-10/msg00150.htmlPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-11/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-11/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00026.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1764.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1955.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201411-05.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3062
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/685996PatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:121
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70751
FAQ
What is CVE-2014-4877?
CVE-2014-4877 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3 (HIGH). Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled, allows remote FTP servers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a LIST res...
How severe is CVE-2014-4877?
CVE-2014-4877 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 9.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2014-4877?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnu Wget.