CVE catalog

CVE-2009-3611

backintime: CVE-2009-3611

Severity: Medium
Published: Oct 26, 2009, 4:30:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.30% · Oct 25, 2026

common/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.

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	backintime	sid	`1.6.2-1`	fixed
Debian	backintime	forky	`1.6.1-1`	fixed
Debian	backintime	trixie	`1.5.5-1`	fixed
Debian	backintime	bookworm	`1.3.3-4`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	backintime	source	sid	`0.9.26-3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[543785]
Debian	backintime	source	forky	`0.9.26-3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[543785]
Debian	backintime	source	trixie	`0.9.26-3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[543785]
Debian	backintime	source	bookworm	`0.9.26-3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[543785]

[Debian bug #543785]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[backintime-common]Fixed
Source package: [backintime]
Details (2)
- 1.3.3-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.26-3
  dsa · backintime · debian · bookworm; dsa · backintime · debian · 12
- 1.3.3-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.26-3
  dsa · backintime · debian · bookworm; dsa · backintime · debian · 12
[backintime-qt]Fixed
Source package: [backintime]
Details (2)
- 1.3.3-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.26-3
  dsa · backintime · debian · bookworm; dsa · backintime · debian · 12
- 1.3.3-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.26-3
  dsa · backintime · debian · bookworm; dsa · backintime · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[backintime-common]Fixed
Source package: [backintime]
Details (2)
- 1.5.5-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.26-3
  dsa · backintime · debian · 13
- 1.5.5-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.26-3
  dsa · backintime · debian · 13
[backintime-qt]Fixed
Source package: [backintime]
Details (2)
- 1.5.5-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.26-3
  dsa · backintime · debian · 13
- 1.5.5-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.9.26-3
  dsa · backintime · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:41 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]