CVE-1999-0402

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

wget 1.5.3 follows symlinks to change permissions of the target file instead of the symlink itself.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 2, 1999
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-1999-0402: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix