CVE-2010-2252
GNU Wget 1.12 and earlier uses a server-provided filename instead of the original URL to determine the destination filename of a download, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary
02 Description
GNU Wget 1.12 and earlier uses a server-provided filename instead of the original URL to determine the destination filename of a download, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-07-06 14:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 02:25Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-06-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 81793c1ae97760659ef58957c024fd9817e063c1dd1ea8b7224a5da0163acca8
05 Affected products
06 References
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100517 [oCERT-2010-001] multiple http client unexpected download filename vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127411372529485&w=2
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=602797
- lists.gnu.org[bug-wget] 20100520 Re: security risk of unexpected download filenameshttp://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2010-05/msg00031.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:0151http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0151.html
- lists.gnu.org[bug-wget] 20100520 security risk of unexpected download filenameshttp://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2010-05/msg00023.html
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100609 Re: [oCERT-2010-001] multiple http client unexpected download filename vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127611288927500&w=2
- www.securityfocus.com65722http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65722
- www.ocert.orghttp://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2010-001.html
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100518 Re: [oCERT-2010-001] multiple http client unexpected download filename vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127416905831994&w=2
- lists.gnu.org[bug-wget] 20100521 Re: security risk of unexpected download filenameshttp://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2010-05/msg00032.html
- lists.gnu.org[bug-wget] 20100520 Re: security risk of unexpected download filenameshttp://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2010-05/msg00033.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591580
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100521 Re: [oCERT-2010-001] multiple http client unexpected download filename vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127441275821210&w=2
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100517 Re: [oCERT-2010-001] multiple http client unexpected download filename vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127412569216380&w=2
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100520 Re: [oCERT-2010-001] multiple http client unexpected download filename vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127432968701342&w=2
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100519 Re: [oCERT-2010-001] multiple http client unexpected download filename vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127427572721591&w=2
- lists.gnu.org[bug-wget] 20100521 Re: security risk of unexpected download filenameshttp://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2010-05/msg00034.html
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100518 Re: [oCERT-2010-001] multiple http client unexpected download filename vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127422615924593&w=2
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- wget Fixed in 1.12-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- wget Fixed in 1.12-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- wget Fixed in 1.12-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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