CVE catalog
CVE-2016-7098
wget: CVE-2016-7098
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 7.50% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
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 |
| 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 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 14.04 | 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3 | 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 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 16.04 | 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 16.04 | 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.3 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 1.14-17.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp2 | 1.14-17.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 1.14-17.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 1.14-17.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 1.14-17.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 1.14-17.1 | fixed |
| Suse | wget | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 1.14-17.1 | 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 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 14.04 | 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3 | 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 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 16.04 | 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | wget | 16.04 | 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | wget | source | sid | 1.18-4 | low | Not reported | [836503] |
| Debian | wget | source | forky | 1.18-4 | low | Not reported | [836503] |
| Debian | wget | source | trixie | 1.18-4 | low | Not reported | [836503] |
| Debian | wget | source | bookworm | 1.18-4 | low | Not reported | [836503] |
| Ubuntu | wget | deb | 14.04 | 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3 | Not reported | USN-3464-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | wget | deb | 16.04 | 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.3 | Not reported | USN-3464-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 1.14-17.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3268-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp2 | 1.14-17.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3268-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 1.14-17.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3268-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 1.14-17.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3268-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 1.14-17.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3268-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 1.14-17.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3268-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | wget | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 1.14-17.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3268-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | wget | deb | 14.04 | 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7098 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | wget | deb | 16.04 | 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7098 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [wget]Fixed
Details (2)
1.21.3-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.18-4dsa · wget · debian · bookworm; dsa · wget · debian · 12
1.21.3-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.18-4dsa · wget · debian · bookworm; dsa · wget · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [wget]Fixed
Details (2)
1.25.0-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.18-4dsa · wget · debian · 13
1.25.0-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.18-4dsa · wget · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2016_2358-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7098]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2086-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:3268-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7098]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3464-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7098]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]