Vulnerability Name:

CCN-18417

Published:2004-12-09
Updated:2004-12-09
Summary:wget could allow a remote attacker to create or overwrite arbitrary files in the victim's current directory. A remote attacker, in control of a malicious server, could send a specially-crafted HTTP response to create, modify and overwrite files on the victim's system.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.4 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
4.7 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Dec 09 2004 - 03:14:38 CST
wget: Arbitrary file overwriting/appending/creating and other vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: GNU Project Web site
GNU wget

Source: CCN
Type: BID-11871
GNU WGet Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wget-file-modification(18417)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:wget:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:wget:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:wget:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:wget:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:wget:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    gnu wget 1.8
    gnu wget 1.8.1
    gnu wget 1.8.2
    gnu wget 1.9
    gnu wget 1.9.1