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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.6/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108481268725276&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=wget&m=108482747906833&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=wget&m=108483270227139&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17399
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:204
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10361Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16167
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9830
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108481268725276&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=wget&m=108482747906833&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=wget&m=108483270227139&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17399
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:204
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10361Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16167
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9830
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 31, 2004
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified