CVE-2004-1487

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Wget
PublishedApr 27, 2005
First seenApr 27, 2005

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu wget1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.9, 1.9.1—

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CVE-2004-1487 · Gnu Wget · Dark Radar