Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 30, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-1856
CVE-2005-1856
Description
The CD-burning feature in backup-manager 0.5.8 and earlier uses a fixed filename in a world-writable directory for logging, which allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
Affected products
1- Range: <=0.5.8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-787nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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