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Fedora 25 : backintime (2017-8016cc0bd0)

high Nessus Plugin ID 104711

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

- update to fix CVE-2017-16667

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Solution

Update the affected backintime package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-8016cc0bd0

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 104711

File Name: fedora_2017-8016cc0bd0.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/21/2017

Updated: 11/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-16667

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:25, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:backintime

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-16667