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CVE-2017-16667 Detail

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-16667
NVD Published Date:
11/08/2017
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE