CVE-2004-2014: 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.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 10/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.95% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 62% of all records.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- Fixed version: wget (Debian:12) 1.9.1-12; wget (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as) 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1; wget-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as) 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to wget (Debian:12) 1.9.1-12; wget (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as) 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1; wget-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as) 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
- Published
- Dec 31, 2004
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.9% · 62th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
10
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 10 / 40 · 2.6 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.9%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | wget | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- gnu wget1.5.3
- gnu wget1.6
- gnu wget1.7
- gnu wget1.7.1
- gnu wget1.8
- gnu wget1.8.1
- gnu wget1.8.2
- gnu wget1.9
- gnu wget1.9.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wget | before 1.9.1-12 | 1.9.1-12 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | wget | before 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1 | 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | wget-debuginfo | before 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1 | 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | wget | before 0:1.10.1-2.4E.1 | 0:1.10.1-2.4E.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | wget-debuginfo | before 0:1.10.1-2.4E.1 | 0:1.10.1-2.4E.1 |
Same product
gnu: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-13089GNU Wget: stack overflow in HTTP protocol handling59Plan
- CVE-2016-4971GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.49Plan
- CVE-2014-4877Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled, allows remote FTP servers to write to arbitrary…49Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-1999-0402Jan 2, 1999 · wget 1.5.3 follows symlinks to change permissions of the target file instead of the symlink itself.20Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2002-1344Dec 18, 2002 · Directory traversal vulnerability in wget before 1.8.2-4 allows a remote FTP server to create or overwrite files as the wget user via…21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2004-1487Apr 27, 2005 · 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…20Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:wget | 1.9.1-12 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:wget | 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:wget-debuginfo | 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2004-05-17 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-228 d
- Published
- TodayNov 15, 2026+7990 d
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- High
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
—
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- marc.info/?l=wget&m=108482747906833&w=2
- marc.info/?l=wget&m=108483270227139&w=2
- secunia.com/advisories/17399
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:204
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16167
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9830
- usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.