CVE catalog
CVE-2004-2014
wget: CVE-2004-2014
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.96% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | wget | sid | 1.25.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | wget | forky | 1.25.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | wget | trixie | 1.25.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | wget | bookworm | 1.21.3-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | wget | source | sid | 1.9.1-12 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | wget | source | forky | 1.9.1-12 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | wget | source | trixie | 1.9.1-12 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | wget | source | bookworm | 1.9.1-12 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [wget]Fixed
Details (2)
1.21.3-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.1-12dsa · wget · debian · bookworm; dsa · wget · debian · 12
1.21.3-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.1-12dsa · wget · debian · bookworm; dsa · wget · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [wget]Fixed
Details (2)
1.25.0-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.1-12dsa · wget · debian · 13
1.25.0-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.1-12dsa · wget · debian · 13
Observed: