CVE-2005-2995 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Bacula versions 1.36.3 and earlier. Attackers can exploit this by using symlink attacks on temporary files, specifically those generated by autoconf/randpass or mtx-changer.in, to read or modify sensitive files. The CVSS score of 3.6 indicates low severity, requiring local access with low attack complexity and resulting in partial confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.36.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bacula:bacula:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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