| Name | CVE-2021-31879 |
| Description | GNU Wget through 1.21.1 does not omit the Authorization header upon a redirect to a different origin, a related issue to CVE-2018-1000007. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 988209 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| wget (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.16-1+deb8u7 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1.18-5+deb9u3 | vulnerable |
| buster | 1.20.1-1.1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1.21-1+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.21.3-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 1.24.5-2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| wget | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 988209 |
Notes
[bookworm] - wget <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - wget <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - wget <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - wget <postponed> (Minor issue; can be fixed in next update)
https://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2021-02/msg00002.html
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56909
[jessie] - wget <postponed> (Minor issue; can be fixed in next update)