CVE-2014-4877 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-4877: Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled, allows remote FTP servers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a LIST response that references the same filename within two entries, one of which indicates that the filename

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

Elevated exploitation risk

FIRST EPSS puts CVE-2014-4877's probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40% (98th percentile of all CVEs)— well above the noise floor. Prioritize it.

EPSS:40% · 30-day exploit probability98th percentile

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-4877 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wget→ fixed in1.16-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wget
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wget→ fixed in1.16-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wget
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wget→ fixed in1.16-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wget
```

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