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CVE-2004-2014

WGet 1.x - Insecure File Creation Race Condition

Severity Score

2.6
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2004-05-17 First Exploit
  • 2004-12-31 CVE Published
  • 2005-05-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gnu
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Wget
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1.5.3
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Gnu
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Wget
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1.6
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Affected
Gnu
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Wget
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1.7
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Gnu
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Wget
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1.7.1
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Gnu
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Wget
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1.8
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Gnu
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Wget
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1.8.1
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Gnu
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Wget
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1.8.2
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Gnu
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Wget
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1.9
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Gnu
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Wget
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1.9.1
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