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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/commit/cef81d0da93ff601252607df3db1a48f7f6f01b3	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/834	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases/tag/v1.1.24	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-06	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:backintime_project:backintime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-11-08 18:29

Updated : 2024-02-04 19:29

NVD link : CVE-2017-16667

Mitre link : CVE-2017-16667

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-16667

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Products Affected

backintime_project

backintime

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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