HTTP: Gnu Wget Cookie Injection Bypass Policy Information Disclosure

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against GNU Wget. Successful exploitation could result to policy bypass and then Information disclosure.

Extended Description

GNU Wget before 1.19.5 is prone to a cookie injection vulnerability in the resp_new function in http.c via a \r\n sequence in a continuation line.

Affected Products

Gnu wget

Short Name
HTTP:STC:CVE-2018-0494-INFO-DIS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Bypass CVE-2018-0494 Cookie Disclosure Gnu Information Injection Policy Wget
Release Date
05/15/2018
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3590
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Gnu

Debian

Redhat

Canonical

CVSS Score

4.3

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