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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/bit-team/backintime/commit/cef81d0da93ff601252607df3db1a48f7f6f01b3 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-06 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/834 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases/tag/v1.1.24 (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.