CVE-2004-2014 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks during downloads, requiring local access to the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-2014?
CVE-2004-2014 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2014?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Wget.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2014?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2004-2014 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2014 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2014, GHSA-8ghf-v9f7-25jp.