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CVE-2005-3111

Published: Sep 30, 2005 | Modified: Apr 16, 2026
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3111
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

The handler code for backupninja 0.8 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
BackupninjaDebian*0.8 (including)
BackupninjaUbuntudapper*
BackupninjaUbuntudevel*
BackupninjaUbuntuedgy*
BackupninjaUbuntufeisty*

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