CVE-2016-7098

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2016-09-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirroring mode to download a single file, might allow remote servers to bypass intended access list restrictions by keeping an HTTP connection open.

Affected products

gnuwget wget: through 1.17

References

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00083.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00134.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00044.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00007.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/27/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93157
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00031.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40824/
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00083.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00134.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00044.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00007.html

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