BackupPC: Permission bypass via ClientNameAlias by using rsync data backup method
Published Sep 24, 2009
8.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.94%
Description
CgiUserConfigEdit in BackupPC 3.1.0, when SSH keys and Rsync are in use in a multi-user environment, does not restrict users from the ClientNameAlias function, which allows remote authenticated users to read and write sensitive files by modifying ClientNameAlias to match another system, then initiating a backup or restore.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.94% (0.02940) | 86.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.94% (0.02940) | 85.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.43% (0.04430) | 87.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.57% (0.14568) | 90.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.95% (0.03948) | 87.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 73.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 71.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 69.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00420) | 70.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 67.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 64.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 41.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=542218 x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/57236 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36393 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37161 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3369 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518412 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3369
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3369
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00694.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00729.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=542218 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://osvdb.org/57236 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36393 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37161 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3369 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518412 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3369 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3369 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00694.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00729.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
Change history (0)
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