CVE catalog
CVE-2005-1856
backup-manager: CVE-2005-1856
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.33% · Oct 25, 2026
The CD-burning feature in backup-manager 0.5.8 and earlier uses a fixed filename in a world-writable directory for logging, which allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | backup-manager | sid | 0.7.14-3 | fixed |
| Debian | backup-manager | forky | 0.7.14-3 | fixed |
| Debian | backup-manager | trixie | 0.7.14-3 | fixed |
| Debian | backup-manager | bookworm | 0.7.14-1.3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | backup-manager | source | sid | 0.5.8-2 | low | Not reported | [315582] |
| Debian | backup-manager | source | forky | 0.5.8-2 | low | Not reported | [315582] |
| Debian | backup-manager | source | trixie | 0.5.8-2 | low | Not reported | [315582] |
| Debian | backup-manager | source | bookworm | 0.5.8-2 | low | Not reported | [315582] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [backup-manager]Fixed
Details (2)
0.7.14-1.3· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.5.8-2dsa · backup-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · backup-manager · debian · 12
0.7.14-1.3· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.5.8-2dsa · backup-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · backup-manager · debian · 12
- [backup-manager-doc]Fixed
Source package: [backup-manager]
Details (2)
0.7.14-1.3· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.5.8-2dsa · backup-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · backup-manager · debian · 12
0.7.14-1.3· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.5.8-2dsa · backup-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · backup-manager · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [backup-manager]Fixed
Details (2)
0.7.14-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.5.8-2dsa · backup-manager · debian · 13
0.7.14-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.5.8-2dsa · backup-manager · debian · 13
- [backup-manager-doc]Fixed
Source package: [backup-manager]
Details (2)
0.7.14-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.5.8-2dsa · backup-manager · debian · 13
0.7.14-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.5.8-2dsa · backup-manager · debian · 13
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