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.
Published: 2005-08-29
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-1858 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.
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Sukria Backup Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:48:55.016Z

Reserved: 2005-06-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1856

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-08-30T11:45:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-1856

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