GNU Wget: Password and metadata leak

GNU Wget: Password and metadata leak A vulnerability in GNU Wget which could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information. wget 2019-03-10 2019-03-10 674170 local 1.20.1 1.20.1

GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols.

A vulnerability was discovered in GNU Wget’s file_metadata in xattr.c.

A local attacker could obtain sensitive information to include credentials.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All GNU Wget users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/wget-1.20.1"

CVE-2018-20483 BlueKnight b-man