TI-2005-02827 Aliases CVE-2005-2995 GHSA-8gwv-jfxv-7hwm

bacula 1.36.3 and earlier allows local users to modify or read sensitive files via…

LOW 17Published 2005-09-20 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

bacula 1.36.3 and earlier allows local users to modify or read sensitive files via symlink attacks on (1) the temporary file used by autoconf/randpass when openssl is not available, or (2) the mtx.[PID] temporary file in mtx-changer.in.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00392 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:bacula:bacula::::::::	up to 1.36.3	Vulnerable	Bacula

cpe:2.3:a:bacula:bacula:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.36.3 Vulnerable ·Bacula

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2995
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gwv-jfxv-7hwm

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

TI-2008-05118 mtx-changer.Adic-Scalar-24 in bacula-common 2.4.2 allows local users to overwrite… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2007-05407 make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5, and probably earlier, sends a MySQL password as a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2012-03772 The dump_resource function in dird/dird_conf.c in Bacula before 5.2.11 does not properly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0

Sources

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