Description
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.
Published: 2018-10-24
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1727 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.
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00274}

epss

{'score': 0.00213}


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Debian Debian Linux
Redhat Enterprise Linux
Zmanda Amanda
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:30:20.178Z

Reserved: 2018-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10729

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-24T21:29:00.267

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:44:36.753

Link: CVE-2016-10729

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-01-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-10729 - Bugzilla

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