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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 26, 2016, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:57 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-7098 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7098 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu wget

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Python

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
6 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Aug. 8, 2017, 9:59 a.m. This repo has been linked 16 different CVEs too.

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Python C HTML JavaScript

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
100 stars 26 fork 26 watcher
Born at : Sept. 12, 2016, 5:18 a.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-7098 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7098 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00083.html
    Added Reference http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00134.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00044.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00007.html
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/27/2
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93157
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00031.html
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40824/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40824/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00007.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93157 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00044.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00044.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/27/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/27/2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00134.html No Types Assigned http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00134.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00083.html No Types Assigned http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00083.html Mailing List, Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-362
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7098 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.01 }} 1.94%

score

0.92751

percentile

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