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RHSA-2005-812: wget

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Check for the version of the wget packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated wget packages that fix a security issue are now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. GNU Wget is a file retrieval utility that can use either the HTTP or FTP protocols. A stack based buffer overflow bug was found in the wget implementation of NTLM authentication. A possible hacker could execute arbitrary code on a user's machine if the user can be tricked into connecting to a malicious web server using NTLM authentication. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-3185 to this issue. All users of wget are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch that resolves this issue. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-812.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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