VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0402
wget 1.5.3 follows symlinks to change permissions of the target file instead of the symlink itself.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.45%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
wget 1.5.3 follows symlinks to change permissions of the target file instead of the symlink itself.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.45% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/wget
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.