CVE-2009-3611

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3611
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-10-26 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptioncommon/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-732 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary3.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 10 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 11 All All All
Application Le-web Backintime 0.9.26 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.debian.org Broken Link, Patch
#543785 - backintime-common: backintime make world readable file in backup when it remove old backup - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Mailing List
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: backintime-0.9.26-3.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Mailing List
Bug 520210 – CVE-2009-3611 backintime: makes all files world-readable in snapshot when removing it af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: backintime-0.9.26-3.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Mailing List
Bug #434256 “Sync backintime 0.9.26-3 (universe) from Debian uns...” : Bugs : “backintime” package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net Third Party Advisory
'[oss-security] CVE Request - backintime' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List
'Re: [oss-security] CVE Request - backintime' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List
289047 – app-backup/backintime: Information disclosure when removing old backups (CVE-2009-3611) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org Issue Tracking, Patch
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