DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10729
An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. The "runtar" setuid root binary does not check for additional arguments supplied after --create, allowing users to manipulate commands and perform command injection as root.
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10729
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10729
amanda
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 1:3.3.9-1
Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
amanda
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 1:3.3.9-1
Source reference:
/affected/1/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
amanda
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 1:3.3.9-1
Source reference:
/affected/2/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
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"fixed": "1:3.3.9-1"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "amanda",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/amanda?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
"ecosystem": "Debian:12"
},
"database_specific": {
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},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "unimportant"
}
},
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},
{
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}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "amanda",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/amanda?arch=source&distro=trixie",
"ecosystem": "Debian:13"
},
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10729.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "unimportant"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1:3.3.9-1"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "amanda",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/amanda?arch=source&distro=forky",
"ecosystem": "Debian:14"
},
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10729.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "unimportant"
}
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2016-10729
Source reference:
/upstream
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /severity/0/score
- Event
- #83576 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date