CVE-2009-3369

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3369
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-09-24 16:30:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionCgiUserConfigEdit in BackupPC 3.1.0, when SSH keys and Rsync are in use in a multi-user environment, does not restrict users from the ClientNameAlias function, which allows remote authenticated users to read and write sensitive files by modifying ClientNameAlias to match another system, then initiating a backup or restore.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 8.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Backuppc Backuppc 3.1.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
osvdb.org/57236 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Bug 518412 – CVE-2009-3369 BackupPC: Permission bypass via ClientNameAlias by using rsync data backup method af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Fedora update for BackupPC - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
#542218 - backuppc: Security hole when using rsync and multiple users - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
BackupPC "ClientNameAlias" SSH Rsync Backup Security Bypass - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: BackupPC-3.1.0-6.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: BackupPC-3.1.0-7.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
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