PT-2005-2818 · Unknown · Backup Manager

Jeroen Vermeulen · Published 2005-08-29 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-1855

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Backup Manager versions prior to 0.5.8

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information due to backup files being created with world-readable default permissions.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.5.8, update to version 0.5.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider changing the default permissions of backup files to restrict access until a patch is applied. Restrict access to sensitive information stored in backup files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1855

DSA-787-1

Affected Products

Backup Manager

References · 10

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/13892 · Patch
• http://sukria.net/packages/backup-manager · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1855 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15615 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2005/dsa-787 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014124 · Patch
• http://usenetlinux.com/archive/index.php/t-411815.html · Note