# CVE-2004-1488: 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 mali

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-02-15 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11871
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110269474112384&w=2
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18421
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261755
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9750
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012472
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24813

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