CVE-2017-16667

7.8 HIGH
Published: November 08, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/834
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases/tag/v1.1.24
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-06
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/commit/cef81d0da93ff601252607df3db1a48f7f6f01b3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/834
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases/tag/v1.1.24
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-06
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.5%
70th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

backintime_project