CVE-2009-3611
Back In Time (backintime) Privilege Escalation and Data Tampering
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 26, 2009, 4:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
CVE-2009-3611 vulnerability.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2009-3611.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-3611 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-3611
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2009-3611 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2009-3611 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=543785 Added Reference http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289047 Added Reference http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/b/backintime/backintime_0.9.26-3.diff.gz Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125553645511436&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125554894700336&w=2 Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/backintime/+bug/434256 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520210 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00821.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00823.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Jan. 25, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=543785 No Types Assigned http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=543785 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289047 Patch http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289047 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/b/backintime/backintime_0.9.26-3.diff.gz Patch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/b/backintime/backintime_0.9.26-3.diff.gz Broken Link, Patch Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125553645511436&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125553645511436&w=2 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125554894700336&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125554894700336&w=2 Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/backintime/+bug/434256 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/backintime/+bug/434256 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520210 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520210 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00821.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00821.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00823.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00823.html Mailing List Removed CWE NIST CWE-264 Added CWE NIST CWE-732 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 26, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.1
Base CVSS Score: 3.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} -0.05%
score
0.15318
percentile