CVE-2002-1344 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget versions prior to 1.8.2-4, as well as affected Sun Cobalt RaQ XTR products. A malicious remote FTP server could exploit this flaw to create or overwrite files on the Wget user's system by embedding absolute paths or ".." sequences within filenames. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity, requiring no authentication, and primarily impacting integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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