CVE-2004-1488

wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x does not filter or quote control characters when displaying HTTP responses...

5.0 MediumPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

11.9%Down 12.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

Record: CVE-2004-1488
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

Record: CVE-2004-1488
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-1482No score

Record: EUVD-2004-1482
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xrhg-fh2g-fpxjNo score

wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x does not filter or quote control characters when displaying HTTP responses...

Record: GHSA-xrhg-fh2g-fpxj
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVNo score

Record: CVE-2004-1488
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-1488No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1488
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnu wget

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wget` Debian:12	before 1.9.1-11	1.9.1-11
`wget` Debian:13	before 1.9.1-11	1.9.1-11
`wget` Debian:14	before 1.9.1-11	1.9.1-11
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1	0:1.10.1-1.30E.1
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1	0:1.10.1-1.30E.1
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1	0:1.10.1-1.30E.1
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1	0:1.10.1-1.30E.1
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1	0:1.10.1-1.30E.1
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1	0:1.10.1-1.30E.1
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1	0:1.10.1-1.30E.1

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-1.30E.1	0:1.10.1-1.30E.1
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-2.4E.1	0:1.10.1-2.4E.1
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-2.4E.1	0:1.10.1-2.4E.1
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-2.4E.1	0:1.10.1-2.4E.1
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-2.4E.1	0:1.10.1-2.4E.1
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-2.4E.1	0:1.10.1-2.4E.1
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-2.4E.1	0:1.10.1-2.4E.1
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-2.4E.1	0:1.10.1-2.4E.1
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.10.1-2.4E.1	0:1.10.1-2.4E.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	GNU Wget 1.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities	2004-12-10

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-1488 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gnu Wget, published February 15, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.9%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in wget 1.9.1-11.

References

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