CVE-2016-7098
N/A
Published: September 26, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWget
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00083.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00134.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00044.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00007.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/27/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00031.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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