CVE-2004-2014

Wget 1.9-1.9.1 - Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Hugo Vazquez · bashlocallinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24123

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (10)

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108481268725276&w=2

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=wget&m=108482747906833&w=2

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=wget&m=108483270227139&w=2

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:204

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.html

[Exploit] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10361

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16167

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9830

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/17399

Scores

EPSS 0.0017

EPSS Percentile 37.8%

Details

Status published

Products (9)

gnu/wget 1.5.3

gnu/wget 1.6

gnu/wget 1.7

gnu/wget 1.7.1

gnu/wget 1.8

gnu/wget 1.8.1

gnu/wget 1.8.2

gnu/wget 1.9

gnu/wget 1.9.1

Published Dec 31, 2004

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026