CVE-2004-2014

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

Description

Wget 1.9 and 1.9.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the name of the file being downloaded.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108481268725276&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=wget&m=108482747906833&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=wget&m=108483270227139&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17399
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:204
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10361
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16167
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9830
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108481268725276&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=wget&m=108482747906833&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=wget&m=108483270227139&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17399
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:204
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10361
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9830
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
38th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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