CVE-2005-3111 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in backupninja versions 0.8 and earlier, affecting Debian systems. The flaw stems from predictable temporary filenames, enabling local attackers to modify arbitrary files through a symlink attack. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), it is a low-severity issue requiring local access and low attack complexity, primarily impacting data integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat profile.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:backupninja:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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