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CVE-2009-3611
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…
High7.1EPSS 0.30%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.30% · top 77% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
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References (9)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=543785 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289047 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/b/backintime/backintime_0.9.26-3.diff.gz (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091014 Re: CVE Request - backintime (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-9282 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091014 CVE Request - backintime (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/backintime/+bug/434256 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520210 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-9298 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
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