# CVE-2005-2995: 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 autocon

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-09-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/bacula-09192005.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112721654126735&w=2
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_22_sr.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104986

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