GNU wget up to 1.12 input validation

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A vulnerability was found in GNU wget (Automation Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GNU Wget 1.12 and earlier uses a server-provided filename instead of the original URL to determine the destination filename of a download, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a 3xx redirect to a URL with a .wgetrc filename followed by a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.

The weakness was disclosed 07/06/2010 by Solar Designer as Bug 602797 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-2252 since 06/09/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72421 (Scientific Linux Security Update : wget on SL6.x i386/x86_64), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Scientific Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (72421).

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 72421
Nessus Name: Scientific Linux Security Update : wget on SL6.x i386/x86_64
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OpenVAS ID: 67843
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2088-1 (wget)
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03/19/2015 +391 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: Bug 602797
Researcher: Solar Designer
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-2252 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 26715 - GNU Wget 1.12 and Prior allows Remote Servers to Create or Overwrite Arbitrary Files, Medium
SecurityFocus: 65722 - GNU Wget CVE-2010-2252 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

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Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 02/09/2019 10:58
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (68), 02/09/2019 10:58 (9)
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