VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-1856

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.

LOW 2.1EPSS 0.33%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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 2.0: 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS: 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Source: security@debian.org

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-787Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-787Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.