CVE-1999-0402 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (wget 1.5.3 follows symlinks to change permissions of the tar)
wget 1.5.3 follows symlinks to change permissions of the target file instead of the symlink itself.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0402 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-01-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | wget 1.5.3 follows symlinks to change permissions of the target file instead of the symlink itself. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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