CVE-2004-1488 describes a vulnerability in GNU Wget versions 1.8.x and 1.9.x where the client fails to properly filter or quote control characters in HTTP responses. This oversight allows malicious web servers to inject terminal escape sequences, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution on the user's system. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and a potential impact of partial integrity loss. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-24813), and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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