CVE-2005-3111: Debian Backupninja

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The handler code for backupninja 0.8 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected products

• Debian Backupninja: up to and including 0.8

Published 2005-09-30. Last modified 2026-06-16.