Updated Wget packages has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 and 9

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4008-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
October 28, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : wget
CVE ID : CVE-2017-13089 CVE-2017-13090

Antti Levomaeki, Christian Jalio, Joonas Pihlaja and Juhani Eronen
discovered two buffer overflows in the HTTP protocol handler of the Wget
download tool, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code
when connecting to a malicious HTTP server.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed
in version 1.16-1+deb8u4.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.18-5+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your wget packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

  Wget Security Update for Debian 8/9