Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-1856 (CCN-21350)

Assigned:2005-07-11
Published:2005-07-11
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:The CD-burning feature in backup-manager 0.5.8 and earlier uses a fixed filename in a world-writable directory for logging, which allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-1856

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-2211

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-2212

Source: CCN
Type: SA15989
Backup Manager Unspecified Insecure Temporary File Creation

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
DSA-787

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-787
backup-manager -- insecure permissions and tempfile

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 27434
backup-manager CD-burning Feature Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: CCN
Type: BID-14210
Backup Manager Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Backup Manager Web site
sukria.net - Backup Manager - A small Linux tool for making backups

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
backup-cdr-temporary-file(21350)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:sukria:backup_manager:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sukria:backup_manager:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.debian:def:787
    V
    insecure permissions and tempfile
    2005-08-26
    BACK
    sukria backup manager 0.5.6
    sukria backup manager 0.5.7