CVE-2017-16667

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/commit/cef81d0da93ff601252607df3db1a48f7f6f01b3 third party advisory patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-06 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/834 third party advisory
https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases/tag/v1.1.24 third party advisory release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16667?
CVE-2017-16667 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-16667?
To fix CVE-2017-16667, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-16667 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-16667 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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