CVE-2016-7098 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2016-7098 PUBLISHED

Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirroring mode to download a single file, might allow remote servers to bypass intended access list restrictions by keeping an HTTP connection open.

EPSS 8.82% · 92.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

8.82%

92.5th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	wget	0, 1.14-2ubuntu1, 1.14-5ubuntu1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	wget	0, 1.16.1-1ubuntu1, 1.17.1-1ubuntu1

Timeline

Sep 26, 2016 CVE Published
Nov 24, 2016 PoC Published
Nov 24, 2016 PoC Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
Jul 10, 2022 EPSS Score
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Dec 14, 2022 EPSS Score
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Jun 9, 2023 EPSS Score

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7098 third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/12/2 third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/27/2 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3464-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3464-2 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7098 third-party-advisory

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