CVE-2004-2014

Publication date 31 December 2004

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wget 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.10.2-1ubuntu1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.10.2-1ubuntu1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.10.2-1ubuntu1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-145-1
    • wget vulnerabilities
    • 28 June 2005

Other references