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CVE-2016-4971

HIGH
8.8CVSS
Published: 2016-06-30
Updated: 2025-04-12
AI Analysis

Description

GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
required
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor
GNU
Published
6/30/2016
Last Modified
4/12/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

gnu : wgetcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxoracle : solarisoracle : solarispaloaltonetworks : pan-ospaloaltonetworks : pan-ospaloaltonetworks : pan-os

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