High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7098
CVE-2016-7098
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.
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Affected products
20- osv-coords18 versionspkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Manager%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/wget&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%205pkg:rpm/suse/wget-openssl1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/wget-openssl1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/wget-openssl1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011-SECURITY
< 1.14-17.1+ 17 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.4-1.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.4-1.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.4-1.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.4-1.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.4-1.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.4-1.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.4-1.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.4-1.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.4-1.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.4-1.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.4-1.32.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00083.htmlnvdExploitMailing List
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00044.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00134.htmlnvdMailing List
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/27/2nvdMailing List
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00007.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93157nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00031.htmlnvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40824/nvd
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