CVE-2017-7875
published 2017-04-14CVE-2017-7875: 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…
PriorityP346critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.27%
80.8th percentile
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.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | feh | < feh 2.18-2 (bookworm) | feh 2.18-2 (bookworm) |
| feh_project | feh | <= 2.18.2 | — |
| feh_project | feh | >= 0 < 2.18-2 | 2.18-2 |
| feh_project | feh | >= 0 < 2.18-2 | 2.18-2 |
| feh_project | feh | >= 0 < 2.18-2 | 2.18-2 |
| feh_project | feh | >= 0 < 2.18-2 | 2.18-2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8LOW
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GHSA
GHSA-7hjr-xp4g-fx7m: In wallpaper
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-7875 [CRITICAL] CWE-787 GHSA-7hjr-xp4g-fx7m: In wallpaper
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.
OSV
CVE-2017-7875: In wallpaper
osv·2017-04-14·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-7875 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-7875: In wallpaper
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.
Debian
CVE-2017-7875: feh - In wallpaper.c in feh before v2.18.3, if a malicious client pretends to be the E...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-7875 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-7875: feh - In wallpaper.c in feh before v2.18.3, if a malicious client pretends to be the E...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.18-2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.18-2)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.18-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.18-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.18-2)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7875 feh: Integer overflow in wallpaper.c while receiving an IPC message
bugzilla·2017-04-20·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-7875 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-7875 feh: Integer overflow in wallpaper.c while receiving an IPC message
CVE-2017-7875 feh: Integer overflow in wallpaper.c while receiving an IPC message
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.
Upstream patch:
https://github.com/derf/feh/commit/f7a547b7ef8fc8ebdeaa4c28515c9d72e592fb6d
References:
https://feh.finalrewind.org/archive/2.18.3/
Discussion:
Created feh tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1444077]
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7875 feh: Integer overflow in wallpaper.c while receiving an IPC message [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-04-20·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-7875 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-7875 feh: Integer overflow in wallpaper.c while receiving an IPC message [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-7875 feh: Integer overflow in wallpaper.c while receiving an IPC message [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple s
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97689https://feh.finalrewind.org/https://github.com/derf/feh/commit/f7a547b7ef8fc8ebdeaa4c28515c9d72e592fb6dhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00021.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-08http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97689https://feh.finalrewind.org/https://github.com/derf/feh/commit/f7a547b7ef8fc8ebdeaa4c28515c9d72e592fb6dhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00021.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-08
2017-04-14
Published