Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-1488 - Remote vulnerability in GNU WGet

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
gnu
nessus
exploit available

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Gnu
5

Exploit-Db

descriptionGNU WGet 1.x Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-1488. Remote exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:24813
last seen2016-02-03
modified2004-12-10
published2004-12-10
reporterJan Minar
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/24813/
titlegnu wget 1.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities

Nessus

  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_06F142FF4DF311D9A9E70001020EED82.NASL
    descriptionJan Minar reports that there exists multiple vulnerabilities in wget : Wget erroneously thinks that the current directory is a fair game, and will happily write in any file in and below it. Malicious HTTP response or malicious HTML file can redirect wget to a file that is vital to the system, and wget will create/append/overwrite it. Wget apparently has at least two methods of ``sanitizing
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id18831
    published2005-07-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18831
    titleFreeBSD : wget -- multiple vulnerabilities (06f142ff-4df3-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(18831);
      script_version("1.22");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:36");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1487", "CVE-2004-1488");
      script_bugtraq_id(11871);
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : wget -- multiple vulnerabilities (06f142ff-4df3-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Jan Minar reports that there exists multiple vulnerabilities in wget :
    
    Wget erroneously thinks that the current directory is a fair game, and
    will happily write in any file in and below it. Malicious HTTP
    response or malicious HTML file can redirect wget to a file that is
    vital to the system, and wget will create/append/overwrite it.
    
    Wget apparently has at least two methods of ``sanitizing'' the
    potentially malicious data it receives from the HTTP stream, therefore
    a malicious redirects can pass the check. We haven't find a way to
    trick wget into writing above the parent directory, which doesn't mean
    it's not possible.
    
    Malicious HTTP response can overwrite parts of the terminal so that
    the user will not notice anything wrong, or will believe the error was
    not fatal."
      );
      # http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110269474112384
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110269474112384"
      );
      # http://bugs.debian.org/261755
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261755"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/06f142ff-4df3-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?777d7da5"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:ND");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wget");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wget+ipv6");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wget-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wgetpro");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/12/09");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/12/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/07/13");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"wget<1.10.a1")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"wget-devel<1.10.a1")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"wgetpro>=0")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"wget+ipv6>=0")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE9_11090.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes a security bug in wget, where evil servers could send terminal escape codes to the user calling wget. This would only affect interactive sessions. (CVE-2004-1488) Additionally a previous
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id41093
    published2009-09-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/41093
    titleSuSE9 Security Update : wget (YOU Patch Number 11090)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) Novell, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(41093);
      script_version("1.7");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:28");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1488");
    
      script_name(english:"SuSE9 Security Update : wget (YOU Patch Number 11090)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update fixes a security bug in wget, where evil servers could
    send terminal escape codes to the user calling wget. This would only
    affect interactive sessions. (CVE-2004-1488)
    
    Additionally a previous '.file' fix was found to be buggy and
    replaced. This bug could lead to '.directories' not being retrievable
    and '_files' being overwritten."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1488/"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply YOU patch number 11090.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/06/29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/09/24");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) exit(0, "Local checks are not enabled.");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release")) exit(0, "The host is not running SuSE.");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) exit(1, "Could not obtain the list of installed packages.");
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) exit(1, "Failed to determine the architecture type.");
    if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") exit(1, "Local checks for SuSE 9 on the '"+cpu+"' architecture have not been implemented.");
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SUSE9", reference:"wget-1.9.1-45.16")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else exit(0, "The host is not affected.");
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_WGET-1689.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes a security in wget, where evil servers could send terminal escape codes to the user calling wget. This would only affect interactive sessions. (CVE-2004-1488) Additionaly a previous
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id27476
    published2007-10-17
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/27476
    titleopenSUSE 10 Security Update : wget (wget-1689)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from openSUSE Security Update wget-1689.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(27476);
      script_version ("1.12");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:29");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1488");
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE 10 Security Update : wget (wget-1689)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the wget-1689 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update fixes a security in wget, where evil servers could send
    terminal escape codes to the user calling wget. This would only affect
    interactive sessions. (CVE-2004-1488)
    
    Additionaly a previous '.file' fix was found to be buggy and replaced.
    This bug could lead to '.directories' not being retrievable and
    '_files' being overwritten."
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected wget package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wget");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/06/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/10/17");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
    if (release !~ "^(SUSE10\.1)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "10.1", release);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.1", reference:"wget-1.10.2-15.4") ) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "wget");
    }
    
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2005-771.NASL
    descriptionUpdated wget package that fixes several security issues is now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. GNU Wget is a file retrieval utility that can use either the HTTP or FTP protocols. A bug was found in the way wget writes files to the local disk. If a malicious local user has write access to the directory wget is saving a file into, it is possible to overwrite files that the user running wget has write access to. (CVE-2004-2014) A bug was found in the way wget filters redirection URLs. It is possible for a malicious Web server to overwrite files the user running wget has write access to. Note: in order for this attack to succeed the local DNS would need to resolve
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id21857
    published2006-07-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/21857
    titleCentOS 3 / 4 : wget (CESA-2005:771)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2005:771 and 
    # CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2005:771 respectively.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(21857);
      script_version("1.20");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:02");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1487", "CVE-2004-1488", "CVE-2004-2014");
      script_bugtraq_id(11871);
      script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2005:771");
    
      script_name(english:"CentOS 3 / 4 : wget (CESA-2005:771)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote CentOS host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Updated wget package that fixes several security issues is now
    available.
    
    This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red
    Hat Security Response Team.
    
    GNU Wget is a file retrieval utility that can use either the HTTP or
    FTP protocols.
    
    A bug was found in the way wget writes files to the local disk. If a
    malicious local user has write access to the directory wget is saving
    a file into, it is possible to overwrite files that the user running
    wget has write access to. (CVE-2004-2014)
    
    A bug was found in the way wget filters redirection URLs. It is
    possible for a malicious Web server to overwrite files the user
    running wget has write access to. Note: in order for this attack to
    succeed the local DNS would need to resolve '..' to an IP address,
    which is an unlikely situation. (CVE-2004-1487)
    
    A bug was found in the way wget displays HTTP response codes. It is
    possible that a malicious web server could inject a specially crafted
    terminal escape sequence capable of misleading the user running wget.
    (CVE-2004-1488)
    
    Users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a version
    of wget that is not vulnerable to these issues."
      );
      # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2005-September/012199.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d3403b4c"
      );
      # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2005-September/012200.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8e946d9c"
      );
      # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2005-September/012201.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?7ebbebc0"
      );
      # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2005-September/012203.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?7d04bb8b"
      );
      # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2005-September/012209.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?696339ad"
      );
      # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2005-September/012210.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b89d5424"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected wget package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:wget");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:4");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/12/31");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/09/27");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/07/03");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"CentOS Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/CentOS/release", "Host/CentOS/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "CentOS" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "CentOS(?: Linux)? release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "CentOS");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^(3|4)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS 3.x / 4.x", "CentOS " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && "ia64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "CentOS", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-3", reference:"wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1")) flag++;
    
    if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", reference:"wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "wget");
    }
    
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRAKE_MDKSA-2005-098.NASL
    descriptionTwo vulnerabilities were found in wget. The first is that an HTTP redirect statement could be used to do a directory traversal and write to files outside of the current directory. The second is that HTTP redirect statements could be used to overwrite dot (
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id18440
    published2005-06-10
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18440
    titleMandrake Linux Security Advisory : wget (MDKSA-2005:098)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:098. 
    # The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(18440);
      script_version ("1.15");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:47");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1487", "CVE-2004-1488");
      script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2005:098");
    
      script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : wget (MDKSA-2005:098)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Two vulnerabilities were found in wget. The first is that an HTTP
    redirect statement could be used to do a directory traversal and write
    to files outside of the current directory. The second is that HTTP
    redirect statements could be used to overwrite dot ('.') files,
    potentially overwriting the user's configuration files (such as
    .bashrc, etc.).
    
    The updated packages have been patched to help address these problems
    by replacing dangerous directories and filenames containing the dot
    ('.') character with an underscore ('_') character."
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected wget package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wget");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/06/09");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/06/10");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", reference:"wget-1.9.1-4.1.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"wget-1.9.1-4.2.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"wget-1.9.1-5.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-145-1.NASL
    descriptionJan Minar discovered a path traversal vulnerability in wget. If the name
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id20538
    published2006-01-15
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2005-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2006-2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/20538
    titleUbuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : wget vulnerabilities (USN-145-1)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-145-1. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
    # <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
    # trademark of Canonical, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(20538);
      script_version("1.15");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:33:00");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1487", "CVE-2004-1488", "CVE-2004-2014");
      script_xref(name:"USN", value:"145-1");
    
      script_name(english:"Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : wget vulnerabilities (USN-145-1)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Jan Minar discovered a path traversal vulnerability in wget. If the
    name '..' was a valid host name (which can be achieved with a
    malicious or poisoned domain name server), it was possible to trick
    wget into creating downloaded files into arbitrary locations with
    arbitrary names. For example, wget could silently overwrite the users
    ~/.bashrc and other configuration files which are executed
    automatically. (CAN-2004-1487)
    
    Jan Minar also discovered that wget printed HTTP response strings from
    the server to the terminal without any filtering. Malicious HTTP
    servers could exploit this to send arbitrary terminal sequences and
    strings which would then be executed and printed to the console. This
    could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges
    of the user invoking wget. (CAN-2004-1488)
    
    Hugo Vazquez Carames discovered a race condition when writing output
    files. After wget determined the output file name, but before the file
    was actually opened (the time window is determined by the delay of the
    first received data packet), a local attacker with with write
    permission to the download directory could create a symbolic link with
    the name of the output file. This could be exploited to overwrite
    arbitrary files with the permissions of the user invoking wget.
    (CAN-2004-2014).
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected wget package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wget");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/06/28");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/01/15");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2005-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2006-2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("ubuntu.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
    if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
    release = chomp(release);
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^(4\.10|5\.04)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04", "Ubuntu " + release);
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"4.10", pkgname:"wget", pkgver:"1.9.1-4ubuntu0.1")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"5.04", pkgname:"wget", pkgver:"1.9.1-10ubuntu2.1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "wget");
    }
    
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2005-771.NASL
    descriptionUpdated wget package that fixes several security issues is now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. GNU Wget is a file retrieval utility that can use either the HTTP or FTP protocols. A bug was found in the way wget writes files to the local disk. If a malicious local user has write access to the directory wget is saving a file into, it is possible to overwrite files that the user running wget has write access to. (CVE-2004-2014) A bug was found in the way wget filters redirection URLs. It is possible for a malicious Web server to overwrite files the user running wget has write access to. Note: in order for this attack to succeed the local DNS would need to resolve
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id19833
    published2005-10-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19833
    titleRHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : wget (RHSA-2005:771)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2005:771. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(19833);
      script_version ("1.24");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:11");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1487", "CVE-2004-1488", "CVE-2004-2014");
      script_bugtraq_id(11871);
      script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2005:771");
    
      script_name(english:"RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : wget (RHSA-2005:771)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Updated wget package that fixes several security issues is now
    available.
    
    This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red
    Hat Security Response Team.
    
    GNU Wget is a file retrieval utility that can use either the HTTP or
    FTP protocols.
    
    A bug was found in the way wget writes files to the local disk. If a
    malicious local user has write access to the directory wget is saving
    a file into, it is possible to overwrite files that the user running
    wget has write access to. (CVE-2004-2014)
    
    A bug was found in the way wget filters redirection URLs. It is
    possible for a malicious Web server to overwrite files the user
    running wget has write access to. Note: in order for this attack to
    succeed the local DNS would need to resolve '..' to an IP address,
    which is an unlikely situation. (CVE-2004-1487)
    
    A bug was found in the way wget displays HTTP response codes. It is
    possible that a malicious web server could inject a specially crafted
    terminal escape sequence capable of misleading the user running wget.
    (CVE-2004-1488)
    
    Users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a version
    of wget that is not vulnerable to these issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-1487"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-1488"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-2014"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:771"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected wget package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:wget");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/12/31");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/09/27");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/10/05");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^(2\.1|3|4)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 2.1 / 3.x / 4.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);
    
    yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
    if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
    {
      rhsa = "RHSA-2005:771";
      yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
      if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
      {
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
          extra      : yum_report 
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
        audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
      }
    }
    else
    {
      flag = 0;
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL2.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"wget-1.10.1-0.AS21")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL3", reference:"wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1")) flag++;
    
      if (flag)
      {
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
          extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        tested = pkg_tests_get();
        if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
        else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "wget");
      }
    }
    

Oval

accepted2013-04-29T04:21:51.364-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameAharon Chernin
    organizationSCAP.com, LLC
  • nameDragos Prisaca
    organizationG2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • commentThe operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • commentCentOS Linux 3.x
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
  • commentThe operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • commentCentOS Linux 4.x
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • commentOracle Linux 4.x
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
descriptionwget 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.
familyunix
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9750
statusaccepted
submitted2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
titlewget 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.
version26

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2005:771
rpms
  • wget-0:1.10.1-1.30E.1
  • wget-0:1.10.1-2.4E.1
  • wget-debuginfo-0:1.10.1-1.30E.1
  • wget-debuginfo-0:1.10.1-2.4E.1