CVE-2009-3611

Description

common/snapshots.py in Back In Time (aka backintime) 0.9.26 changes certain permissions to 0777 before deleting the files in an old backup snapshot, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files, or interfere with backup integrity by modifying files that are shared across snapshots.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=543785 mailing list
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289047 issue tracking patch
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/b/backintime/backintime_0.9.26-3.diff.gz patch broken link
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125554894700336&w=2 mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00821.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125553645511436&w=2 mailing list
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/backintime/+bug/434256 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520210 issue tracking
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00823.html mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3611?
CVE-2009-3611 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3611?
To fix CVE-2009-3611, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-3611 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-3611 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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