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    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.

    Published:Nov 8, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Nov 8, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00197
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Backintime Project
    Product
    Backintime

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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