CVE-2004-1488 · cross-distro fix matrix

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 malicious web servers to inject terminal escape sequences and execute arbitrary code.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2004-1488 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wget→ fixed in1.9.1-11urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wget
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wget→ fixed in1.9.1-11urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wget
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wget→ fixed in1.9.1-11urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wget
```

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