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wget — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-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 files via a 3xx redirect to a URL with a .wgetrc filename followed by a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.

Products
wget
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.12-2.1
CVEs
CVE-2010-2252
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 22:47 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2252

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Jul 2010, 17:17 UTC

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 files via a 3xx redirect to a URL with a .wgetrc filename followed by a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2252

wget

Fixed versions: 1.12-2.1

wget

Fixed versions: 1.12-2.1

wget

Fixed versions: 1.12-2.1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2252",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2252",
    "summary": "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 files via a 3xx redirect to a URL with a .wgetrc filename followed by a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2252",
    "products": [
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:29.334602611Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2252"
      ]
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        "value": "CVE-2010-2252",
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 417201,
  "published_at": "2010-07-06T17:17:13.313+00:00"
}