CVE catalog

CVE-2004-1487

wget: CVE-2004-1487

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.66% · Oct 25, 2026

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 to the IP address of the malicious server, which bypasses wget's filtering for ".." sequences.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianwgetsid1.25.0-3fixed
Debianwgetforky1.25.0-3fixed
Debianwgettrixie1.25.0-2fixed
Debianwgetbookworm1.21.3-1+deb12u1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianwgetsourcesid1.9.1-11not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianwgetsourceforky1.9.1-11not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianwgetsourcetrixie1.9.1-11not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianwgetsourcebookworm1.9.1-11not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [wget]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 1.21.3-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.1-11

      dsa · wget · debian · bookworm; dsa · wget · debian · 12

    • 1.21.3-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.1-11

      dsa · wget · debian · bookworm; dsa · wget · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [wget]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 1.25.0-2 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.1-11

      dsa · wget · debian · 13

    • 1.25.0-2 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.1-11

      dsa · wget · debian · 13

Observed:

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