The dump_resource function in dird/dird_conf.c in Bacula before 5.2.11 does not properly enforce ACL rules, which allows remote authenticate
The dump_resource function in dird/dird_conf.c in Bacula before 5.2.11 does not properly enforce ACL rules, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain resource dump information via unspecified vectors.
- Published
- Oct 10, 2012
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.7% · 85th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Report tools
Action score
17
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 16 / 40 · 4.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.7%
Affected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- bacula baculabefore 5.2.11
- debian debian linux6.0
- debian debian linux7.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | bacula | before 5.2.6+dfsg-4 | 5.2.6+dfsg-4 |
| Debian:6.0 | bacula | before 5.0.2-2.2+squeeze1 | 5.0.2-2.2+squeeze1 |
Same product
bacula: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2007-5626make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5, and probably earlier, sends a MySQL password as a command line argument, and sometimes transmits cleart22Monitor
- CVE-2005-2995bacula 1.36.3 and earlier allows local users to modify or read sensitive files via symlink attacks on (1) the temporary file used by autocon14Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:bacula | 5.2.6+dfsg-4 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- secunia.com/advisories/50535
- secunia.com/advisories/50808
- sourceforge.net/projects/bacula/files/bacula/5.2.12/ReleaseNotes/view
- www.bacula.org/en/?page=news
- www.bacula.org/git/cgit.cgi/bacula/commit/?id=67debcecd3d530c429e817e1d778e79dcd1db905
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2558
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:166
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/14/11
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/14/12
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/15/2
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55505
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.