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CVE-2004-2014

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.

Published

2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.6 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnu wget 1.5.3 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.6 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.7 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.7.1 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.8 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.8.1 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.8.2 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.9 Yes
Application gnu wget 1.9.1 Yes
References