security flaw
Published May 10, 2005
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.96%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
wget-0:1.10.1-1.30E.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wget-0:1.10.1-2.4E.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:771
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | wget-0:1.10.1-1.30E.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:771 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wget-0:1.10.1-2.4E.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:771 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.96% (0.00959) | 60.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.96% (0.00959) | 56.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00118) | 28.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108481268725276&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=wget&m=108482747906833&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://marc.info/?l=wget&m=108483270227139&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17399 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:204 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10361 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2014 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617420 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16167 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2014
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9830 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2014
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.