CVE-2017-7875

Published Apr 14, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
In wallpaper.c in feh before v2.18.3, if a malicious client pretends to be the E17 window manager, it is possible to trigger an out-of-boundary heap write while receiving an IPC message. An integer overflow leads to a buffer overflow and/or a double free.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-899-1 feh security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2219-1 feh security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16850 In wallpaper.c in feh before v2.18.3, if a malicious client pretends to be the E17 window manager, it is possible to trigger an out-of-boundary heap write while receiving an IPC message. An integer overflow leads to a buffer overflow and/or a double free.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8982-1 feh vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:19 PM
Reserved
Apr 14, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 14, 2017, 6:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:25 AM