CVE-2005-2995

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Published Sep 20, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 3.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

bacula 1.36.3 and earlier allows local users to modify or read sensitive files via symlink attacks on (1) the temporary file used by autoconf/randpass when openssl is not available, or (2) the mtx.[PID] temporary file in mtx-changer.in.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bacula:bacula:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2995	bacula 1.36.3 and earlier allows local users to modify or read sensitive files via symlink attacks on (1) the temporary file used by autoconf/randpass when openssl is not available, or (2) the mtx.[PID] temporary file in mtx-changer.in.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.392% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104986
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112721654126735&w=2
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_22_sr.html
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/bacula-09192005.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Bacula Bacula

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 20, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:53 PM
Reserved: Sep 20, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:16 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 20, 2005, 10:03 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:16 PM

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