Description
wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x does not filter or quote control characters when displaying HTTP responses to the terminal, which may allow remote malicious web servers to inject terminal escape sequences and execute arbitrary code.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261755Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110269474112384&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012472
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11871Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18421
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9750
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261755Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110269474112384&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012472
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11871Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18421
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9750
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 27, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified