RCE in Backintime Project
CVE-2017-16667
backintime (aka Back in Time) before 1.1.24 did improper escaping/quoting of file paths used as arguments to the 'notify-send' command, leading to some parts of file paths being executed as shell commands within an os.system call in qt4/plugins/notifyplugin.py. This could allow an attacker to craft an unreadable file with a specific name to run arbitrary shell commands.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.015 (70.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Backintime_project Backintime
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16667?
- CVE-2017-16667 is a high-severity vulnerability in Backintime Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16667?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.