CVE-2004-1487

GNU Wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Redirection URL

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x allows a remote malicious web server to overwrite certain files via a redirection URL containing a ".." that resolves to the IP address of the malicious server, which bypasses wget's filtering for ".." sequences.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.html
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11871
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110269474112384&w=2
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18420
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11682
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261755
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012472

Scores

EPSS 0.0069
EPSS Percentile 72.0%

Details

Status published
Products (5)
gnu/wget 1.8
gnu/wget 1.8.1
gnu/wget 1.8.2
gnu/wget 1.9
gnu/wget 1.9.1
Published Apr 27, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026