Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0402 (CCN-1805)

Assigned:1999-01-02
Published:1999-01-02
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:wget 1.5.3 follows symlinks to change permissions of the target file instead of the symlink itself.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
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): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0402

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Debian Security Advisory 19990220
wget: Improper handling of symlink permissions

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 11426
GNU wget symlink Target Permission Modification

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wget-permissions(1805)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0402

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:wget:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    gnu wget 1.5.3
    debian debian linux *