Summary
The remote host is missing an update to wget
announced via advisory DSA 2088-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202088-1
Insight
It was discovered that wget, a command line tool for downloading files from the WWW, uses server-provided file names when creating local files. This may lead to code execution in some scenarios.
After this update, wget will ignore server-provided file names. You can restore the old behavior in cases where it is not desirable by invoking wget with the new --use-server-file-name option.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.11.4-2+lenny2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your wget package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-2252 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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