PT-2004-2910 · Gnu+1 · Wget+1
Hugo Vázquez Caramés
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Published
2004-12-31
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Updated
2018-10-03
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CVE-2004-2014
CVSS v2.0
2.6
Low
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Wget versions 1.9 through 1.9.1
Description
The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the name of the file being downloaded.
Recommendations
For Wget versions 1.9 through 1.9.1, consider updating to a version that is not affected by this issue, as no specific fix is provided for these versions. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Red Hat
Wget