CVE-2016-7098
HIGH8.1EPSS 6.7%wget - security update
Published: 9/26/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7098
Description
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/wgetfrom 0, < 1.18-4
- Debian/wgetfrom 0, < 1.16-1+deb8u7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |