Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-1487 (CCN-18422)

Assigned:2004-12-09
Published:2004-12-09
Updated:2018-10-03
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
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:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
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: MISC
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261755

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2004-1487

Source: CCN
Type: Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2005:985
Fix for security vulnerability in wget

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20041209 wget: Arbitrary file overwriting/appending/creating and other vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2005-771
wget security update

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1012472
wget Lets Remote Users Create or Overwrite Files in Certain Directories

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1012472

Source: CCN
Type: GNU Project Web site
GNU wget

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2005:771

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
11871

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

Source: CCN
Type: TLSA-2005-66
Two vulnerabilities discovered in wget

Source: CCN
Type: USN-145-1
wget vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: USN-145-2
wget bug fix

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wget-file-overwrite(18420)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wget-escape-character-symlink(18422)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11682

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-145-1

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1::itanium:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1::x86-64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:turbolinux:turbolinux:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0::amd64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:2.1::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20041487
    V
    		CVE-2004-1487
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11682
    V
    		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.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20050771
    P
    		RHSA-2005:771: wget security update (Low)
    2005-09-27
    BACK
    gnu wget 1.8
    gnu wget 1.8.1
    gnu wget 1.8.2
    gnu wget 1.9
    gnu wget 1.9.1
    gnu wget 1.8
    gnu wget 1.8.1
    gnu wget 1.8.2
    gnu wget 1.9
    gnu wget 1.9.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    conectiva linux 9.0
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 10.0
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    conectiva linux 10
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 10.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 3.0
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat linux advanced workstation 2.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 10.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 3.0
    turbolinux turbolinux home *
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 10.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 2.1