______________________________________________________________________ Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory ______________________________________________________________________ Package name: wget Advisory ID: MDKSA-2002:086 Date: December 11th, 2002 Affected versions: 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, Single Network Firewall 7.2 ______________________________________________________________________ Problem Description: A vulnerability in all versions of wget prior to and including 1.8.2 was discovered by Steven M. Christey. The bug permits a malicious FTP server to create or overwriet files anywhere on the local file system by sending filenames beginning with "/" or containing "/../". This can be used to make vulnerable FTP clients write files that can later be used for attack against the client machine. ______________________________________________________________________ References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-1344 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=87602746719482 ______________________________________________________________________ Updated Packages: Linux-Mandrake 7.2: 56f86210d618f4659468b03cca5f5367 7.2/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.i586.rpm d84e6c60c2b8a1df2fdfd37022325df0 7.2/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.src.rpm Mandrake Linux 8.0: b998782770af6b72e98d77840fe1d11a 8.0/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.i586.rpm d84e6c60c2b8a1df2fdfd37022325df0 8.0/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.src.rpm Mandrake Linux 8.0/PPC: 83bcfaa286ca31287910d0de7ad885db ppc/8.0/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.ppc.rpm d84e6c60c2b8a1df2fdfd37022325df0 ppc/8.0/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.src.rpm Mandrake Linux 8.1: 86909f6a3f8c1cb14177047efdbf508d 8.1/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.i586.rpm d84e6c60c2b8a1df2fdfd37022325df0 8.1/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.src.rpm Mandrake Linux 8.1/IA64: de7f59b11fa67fe6dd87a282b7ae47f4 ia64/8.1/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.ia64.rpm d84e6c60c2b8a1df2fdfd37022325df0 ia64/8.1/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.src.rpm Mandrake Linux 8.2: 6d851936f51c179f2412b5cb3323eb01 8.2/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.i586.rpm d84e6c60c2b8a1df2fdfd37022325df0 8.2/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.src.rpm Mandrake Linux 8.2/PPC: d9b9435e30763b13a852a7ed191fc7cf ppc/8.2/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.ppc.rpm d84e6c60c2b8a1df2fdfd37022325df0 ppc/8.2/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.src.rpm Mandrake Linux 9.0: f7658d3f4e94bf736bf02d053a597e0a 9.0/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.i586.rpm d84e6c60c2b8a1df2fdfd37022325df0 9.0/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.src.rpm Single Network Firewall 7.2: 56f86210d618f4659468b03cca5f5367 snf7.2/RPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.i586.rpm d84e6c60c2b8a1df2fdfd37022325df0 snf7.2/SRPMS/wget-1.8.2-3.1mdk.src.rpm ______________________________________________________________________ Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information): ______________________________________________________________________ To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm". A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from: http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the command: rpm --checksig <filename> All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team from: https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to update. You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at: http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/ MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be obtained by visiting: http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact security_linux-mandrake.com Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team <security linux-mandrake.com>
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