CVE-2005-1856

N/A

Published: August 29, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorBackup Manager· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Backup Manager · Backup Manager

90%

v ≤ 0.5.8

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Backup Manager · Sukria

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-787

References (1)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch

Source: [email protected]

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-787

CVSS

2.1LOW[email protected]

Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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