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TI-2004-01364 Aliases CVE-2004-1488GHSA-xrhg-fh2g-fpxj

wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x does not filter or quote control characters when displaying HTTP…

Priority LOW 37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x does not filter or quote control characters when displaying HTTP responses to the terminal, which may allow remote malicious web servers to inject terminal escape sequences and execute arbitrary code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11919 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.1VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:771 Released 2005-09-27 · Red Hat rating Low
    wget security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.i386, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.i386, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.i386, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.i386, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.i386, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.i386, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:771

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1488
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrhg-fh2g-fpxj

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2017-09727 GNU Wget: stack overflow in HTTP protocol handling CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-04293 GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2014-04014 Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2017-09728 GNU Wget: heap overflow in HTTP protocol handling CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-04244 Out-of-bounds write in GNU Wget CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-06103 Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirroring mode to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
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