Backup Manager up to 0.5.7 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Backup Manager up to 0.5.7. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-1855. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Backup Manager up to 0.5.7 (Backup Software). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Backup Manager (backup-manager) before 0.5.8 creates backup files with world-readable default permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

The bug was discovered 06/08/2005. The weakness was published 08/30/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at sukria.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1855 since 06/06/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 79 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19530 (Debian DSA-787-1 : backup-manager - insecure permissions and tempfile), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.5.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21349), Tenable (19530), SecurityFocus (BID 13892†), OSVDB (17199†) and Secunia (SA15989†). Similar entries are available at VDB-25739, VDB-25738 and VDB-26166. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 19530
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-787-1 : backup-manager - insecure permissions and tempfile
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OpenVAS ID: 55167
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 787-1 (backup manager)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Backup Manager 0.5.8

Timelineinfo

06/06/2005 🔍
06/07/2005 +1 days 🔍
06/08/2005 +1 days 🔍
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08/26/2005 +79 days 🔍
08/30/2005 +4 days 🔍
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09/05/2005 +6 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3474 days 🔍
06/08/2019 +1550 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sukria.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1855 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1855
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26165
X-Force: 21349
SecurityFocus: 13892 - Backup Manager Archive Repository Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 15989
OSVDB: 17199 - Backup Manager - Archive - Repository Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014124
Vulnerability Center: 9062 - Backup Manager <0.5.8 Local Information Disclosure due to World-Readable Default Permissions, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/08/2019 18:37
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (71), 06/08/2019 18:37 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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