RHSA-2003:372
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2003-12-10 16:51
Modified
2024-11-21 22:53
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: wget security update

Notes

Topic
Updated wget packages that correct a buffer overrun are now available.
Details
GNU Wget is a file-retrieval utility that uses the HTTP and FTP protocols. A buffer overflow in the url_filename function for wget 1.8.1 allows attackers to cause a segmentation fault via a long URL. Red Hat does not believe that this issue is exploitable to allow an attacker to be able to run arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2002-1565 to this issue. Users of wget should install the erratum package, which contains a backported security patch and is not vulnerable to this issue.
Terms of Use
This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.


To clipboard 

{
  "document": {
    "aggregate_severity": {
      "namespace": "https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/",
      "text": "Low"
    },
    "category": "csaf_security_advisory",
    "csaf_version": "2.0",
    "distribution": {
      "text": "Copyright \u00a9 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.",
      "tlp": {
        "label": "WHITE",
        "url": "https://www.first.org/tlp/"
      }
    },
    "lang": "en",
    "notes": [
      {
        "category": "summary",
        "text": "Updated wget packages that correct a buffer overrun are now available.",
        "title": "Topic"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "GNU Wget is a file-retrieval utility that uses the HTTP and FTP protocols.\n\nA buffer overflow in the url_filename function for wget 1.8.1 allows\nattackers to cause a segmentation fault via a long URL.  Red Hat does not\nbelieve that this issue is exploitable to allow an attacker to be able to\nrun arbitrary code.  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project\n(cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2002-1565 to this issue.\n\nUsers of wget should install the erratum package, which contains a\nbackported security patch and is not vulnerable to this issue.",
        "title": "Details"
      },
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.",
        "title": "Terms of Use"
      }
    ],
    "publisher": {
      "category": "vendor",
      "contact_details": "https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/",
      "issuing_authority": "Red Hat Product Security is responsible for vulnerability handling across all Red Hat products and services.",
      "name": "Red Hat Product Security",
      "namespace": "https://www.redhat.com"
    },
    "references": [
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:372",
        "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:372"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low",
        "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "110810",
        "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=110810"
      },
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "Canonical URL",
        "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2003/rhsa-2003_372.json"
      }
    ],
    "title": "Red Hat Security Advisory: wget security update",
    "tracking": {
      "current_release_date": "2024-11-21T22:53:49+00:00",
      "generator": {
        "date": "2024-11-21T22:53:49+00:00",
        "engine": {
          "name": "Red Hat SDEngine",
          "version": "4.2.1"
        }
      },
      "id": "RHSA-2003:372",
      "initial_release_date": "2003-12-10T16:51:00+00:00",
      "revision_history": [
        {
          "date": "2003-12-10T16:51:00+00:00",
          "number": "1",
          "summary": "Initial version"
        },
        {
          "date": "2003-12-10T00:00:00+00:00",
          "number": "2",
          "summary": "Last updated version"
        },
        {
          "date": "2024-11-21T22:53:49+00:00",
          "number": "3",
          "summary": "Last generated version"
        }
      ],
      "status": "final",
      "version": "3"
    }
  },
  "product_tree": {
    "branches": [
      {
        "branches": [
          {
            "branches": [
              {
                "category": "product_name",
                "name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 ",
                "product": {
                  "name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 ",
                  "product_id": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 ",
                  "product_identification_helper": {
                    "cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as"
                  }
                }
              },
              {
                "category": "product_name",
                "name": "Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1",
                "product": {
                  "name": "Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1",
                  "product_id": "Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1",
                  "product_identification_helper": {
                    "cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw"
                  }
                }
              },
              {
                "category": "product_name",
                "name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1",
                "product": {
                  "name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1",
                  "product_id": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1",
                  "product_identification_helper": {
                    "cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es"
                  }
                }
              },
              {
                "category": "product_name",
                "name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1",
                "product": {
                  "name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1",
                  "product_id": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1",
                  "product_identification_helper": {
                    "cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws"
                  }
                }
              }
            ],
            "category": "product_family",
            "name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
          }
        ],
        "category": "vendor",
        "name": "Red Hat"
      }
    ]
  },
  "vulnerabilities": [
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2002-1565",
      "ids": [
        {
          "system_name": "Red Hat Bugzilla ID",
          "text": "1616923"
        }
      ],
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "description",
          "text": "Buffer overflow in url_filename function for wget 1.8.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.",
          "title": "Vulnerability description"
        },
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "security flaw",
          "title": "Vulnerability summary"
        }
      ],
      "product_status": {
        "fixed": [
          "Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 ",
          "Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1",
          "Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1",
          "Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1"
        ]
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "category": "self",
          "summary": "Canonical URL",
          "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1565"
        },
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "RHBZ#1616923",
          "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616923"
        },
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1565",
          "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1565"
        },
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1565",
          "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1565"
        }
      ],
      "release_date": "2002-12-12T00:00:00+00:00",
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "date": "2003-12-10T16:51:00+00:00",
          "details": "Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata\nrelevant to your system have been applied.\n\nTo update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:\n\nrpm -Fvh [filenames]\n\nwhere [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade.  Only those\nRPMs which are currently installed will be updated.  Those RPMs which are\nnot installed but included in the list will not be updated.  Note that you\ncan also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the\ndesired RPMs.\n\nPlease note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network.  Many\npeople find this an easier way to apply updates.  To use Red Hat Network,\nlaunch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:\n\nup2date\n\nThis will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate\nRPMs being upgraded on your system.\n\nIf up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL\nCertificate Errors, you need to install a version of the\nup2date client with an updated certificate.  The latest version of\nup2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be\ndownloaded directly from the RHN website:\n\nhttps://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt",
          "product_ids": [
            "Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 ",
            "Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1",
            "Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1",
            "Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1"
          ],
          "restart_required": {
            "category": "none"
          },
          "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:372"
        }
      ],
      "threats": [
        {
          "category": "impact",
          "details": "Low"
        }
      ],
      "title": "security flaw"
    }
  ]
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.