Security update for wget
A security update for wget addresses CVE-2026-16599, which involves a server-controlled unbounded MD5 loop in the FTP OPIE implementation. This vulnerability could potentially allow a malicious FTP server to cause wget to enter an unbounded loop during MD5 processing.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16599 is a vulnerability in wget related to the FTP OPIE feature, where a server can trigger an unbounded MD5 loop. This flaw is caused by insufficient control over the MD5 loop iteration count, allowing a malicious FTP server to cause wget to consume excessive resources or become unresponsive.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability may lead to denial of service conditions by causing wget to enter an unbounded processing loop when interacting with a malicious FTP server using OPIE authentication. There is no indication of code execution or data disclosure from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update for wget has been released to fix this issue. Users should apply the update provided by the SUSE Product Security Team to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Security update for wget
Description
A security update for wget addresses CVE-2026-16599, which involves a server-controlled unbounded MD5 loop in the FTP OPIE implementation. This vulnerability could potentially allow a malicious FTP server to cause wget to enter an unbounded loop during MD5 processing.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16599 is a vulnerability in wget related to the FTP OPIE feature, where a server can trigger an unbounded MD5 loop. This flaw is caused by insufficient control over the MD5 loop iteration count, allowing a malicious FTP server to cause wget to consume excessive resources or become unresponsive.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability may lead to denial of service conditions by causing wget to enter an unbounded processing loop when interacting with a malicious FTP server using OPIE authentication. There is no indication of code execution or data disclosure from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update for wget has been released to fix this issue. Users should apply the update provided by the SUSE Product Security Team to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- SUSE Product Security Team
- Advisory Id
- openSUSE-SU-2026:22011-1
- Cve Count
- 1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac13965a43b0b3b89d5fa77
Added to database: 10/03/2026, 17:20:37 UTC
Last enriched: 10/03/2026, 17:22:41 UTC
Last updated: 10/04/2026, 02:46:03 UTC
Views: 3
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