wget: multiple HTTP client download filename vulnerability [OCERT 2010-001]
Published Jul 6, 2010
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.21%
Description
GNU Wget 1.12 and earlier uses a server-provided filename instead of the original URL to determine the destination filename of a download, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a 3xx redirect to a URL with a .wgetrc filename followed by a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.12
- 1.5.3
- 1.6
- 1.7
- 1.7.1
- 1.8
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
- 1.9
- 1.9.1
- 1.10
- 1.10.1
- 1.10.2
- 1.11
- 1.11.1
- 1.11.2
- 1.11.3
- 1.11.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wget-0:1.12-1.11.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0151
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wget
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wget
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wget-0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0151 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wget | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wget | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Low security impact due to the series of events required to successfully exploit it, and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
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:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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 1, 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.21% (0.04214) | 90.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.21% (0.04214) | 89.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 24, 2026 | 3.83% (0.03833) | 88.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 12, 2026 | 4.93% (0.04935) | 89.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06250) | 90.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.73% (0.03734) | 86.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.32% (0.18315) | 92.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.73% (0.03734) | 87.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 76.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 75.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 72.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 82.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 81.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 63.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2010-05/msg00023.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2010-05/msg00031.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2010-05/msg00032.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2010-05/msg00033.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2010-05/msg00034.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127611288927500&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0151.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2010-001.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65722 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2252 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591580 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=602797 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2252
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2252
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