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CVE-2005-3111

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-09-30 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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 products

• Debian Backupninja: through 0.8

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/16995/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17018
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-827
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14978
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22461
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16995/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17018
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-827
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14978
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22461

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