CVE catalog
CVE-2016-4971
wget: CVE-2016-4971
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 46.06% · Oct 25, 2026
GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | wget | sid | 1.25.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | wget | forky | 1.25.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | wget | trixie | 1.25.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | wget | bookworm | 1.21.3-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Alpine | wget | 3.4 | 1.17.1-r1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | wget | 14.04 | 1.14-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 14.04 | 1.14-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 14.04 | 1.15-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 14.04 | 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 14.04 | 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | wget | 16.04 | 1.16.1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 16.04 | 1.17.1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 16.04 | 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget-openssl1 | linux enterprise server 11-security | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | openstack cloud 5 | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | manager 2.1 | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | manager proxy 2.1 | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | linux enterprise point of sale 11 sp3 | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | linux enterprise server 11 sp3-ltss | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget-openssl1 | linux enterprise server 11 sp3-ltss | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | linux enterprise server 11 sp3-teradata | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget-openssl1 | linux enterprise server 11 sp3-teradata | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | wget | 14.04 | 1.14-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 14.04 | 1.14-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 14.04 | 1.15-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 14.04 | 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 14.04 | 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | wget | 16.04 | 1.16.1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 16.04 | 1.17.1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 16.04 | 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | wget | source | sid | 1.18-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [827003] |
| Debian | wget | source | forky | 1.18-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [827003] |
| Debian | wget | source | trixie | 1.18-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [827003] |
| Debian | wget | source | bookworm | 1.18-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [827003] |
| Alpine | wget | apk | 3.4 | 1.17.1-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-4971 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | wget | deb | 14.04 | 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.2 | Not reported | USN-3012-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | wget | deb | 16.04 | 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | USN-3012-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget-openssl1 | rpm | linux enterprise server 11-security | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2358-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | openstack cloud 5 | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2358-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | manager 2.1 | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2358-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | manager proxy 2.1 | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2358-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | linux enterprise point of sale 11 sp3 | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2358-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp3-ltss | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2358-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget-openssl1 | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp3-ltss | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2358-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp3-teradata | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2358-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget-openssl1 | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp3-teradata | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2358-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2358-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 1.11.4-1.32.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2358-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | wget | deb | 14.04 | 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4971 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | wget | deb | 16.04 | 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4971 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [wget]Fixed
Details (2)
1.21.3-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.18-1dsa · wget · debian · bookworm; dsa · wget · debian · 12
1.21.3-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.18-1dsa · wget · debian · bookworm; dsa · wget · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [wget]Fixed
Details (2)
1.25.0-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.18-1dsa · wget · debian · 13
1.25.0-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.18-1dsa · wget · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2587]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2016_2587.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2016-4971]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4971]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-536-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:2358-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4971]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3012-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4971]
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