CVE-2009-3611

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 26, 2009 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraBackintime

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

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.

Affected

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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