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 comm...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 1.5%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/backintime(Debian:12) | < 1.1.24-0.1 | 1.1.24-0.1 |
| debian/backintime(Debian:13) | < 1.1.24-0.1 | 1.1.24-0.1 |
| debian/backintime(Debian:14) | < 1.1.24-0.1 | 1.1.24-0.1 |
| backintime project backintime | < 1.1.24 | 1.1.24 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-16667 vendor-advisory
- github.com patch third-party-advisory
- github.com third-party-advisory
- github.com release-notes third-party-advisory
- GLSA-201801-06 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking