CVE-1999-0402

wget 1.5.3 follows symlinks to change permissions of the target file instead of the symlink itself...

CVE-1999-0402

CVE-1999-0402 affects wget 1.5.3, where the tool follows symlinks and changes permissions of the target file (not the symlink). The Red Hat, SUSE, and PT-Software entries corroborate the same description. The root cause is wget’s behavior when handling symlinks, leading to potential unintended pe...