2.6

CVE-2004-2014: gnu wget

CVSS: 2.6v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2004-2014
Published 10-05-2005Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-2014 is a low (CVSS 2.6) vulnerability in gnu wget. EPSS estimates a 0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.6/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.96%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2005:771

Timeline

  1. 10-05-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.96%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

61%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.96% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.96%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    WGet 1.x - Insecure File Creation Race Condition

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wget< 1.9.1-12
Gnu1 product
  • wget1.5.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7.1 | 1.8 | 1.8.1 | 1.8.2 | 1.9 | 1.9.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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