7.1
HIGH
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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:07 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-3611 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Le-web backintime
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.

URL Resource
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 Broken Link Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125553645511436&w=2 Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125554894700336&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/msg00821.html Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00823.html Mailing List
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 Broken Link Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125553645511436&w=2 Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125554894700336&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/msg00821.html Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00823.html Mailing List

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.

  • 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
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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