Advisory ROSA-SA-2021-1996

Software: wget 1.14 OS: Cobalt 7.9 CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7098 CVE-Crit: HIGH CVE-DESC: The race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirror mode to download a single file, may allow remote servers to bypass perceived access list restrictions by leaving the HTTP connection open...

The vulnerability of the set_file_metadata function in the GNU Wget download manager allows a hacker to gain access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the setfilemetadata function in the GNU Wget download manager is related to the lack of protection for metadata. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access protected information...