Directory traversal vulnerability in wget before 1.8.2-4 allows a remote FTP server to create or overwrite files as the wget user via filenames containing (1) /absolute/path or (2) .. (dot dot) sequences.
https://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-209
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6360
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6352
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/307045/30/26300/threaded
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-256.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-229.html
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2003.007.html
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-086.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/210148
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10820.php
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-022.shtml
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104033016703851&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103962838628940&w=2
http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000552
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000552
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0102.html