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.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97689 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://feh.finalrewind.org/ | Patch Product | 
| https://github.com/derf/feh/commit/f7a547b7ef8fc8ebdeaa4c28515c9d72e592fb6d | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00021.html | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-08 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97689 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://feh.finalrewind.org/ | Patch Product | 
| https://github.com/derf/feh/commit/f7a547b7ef8fc8ebdeaa4c28515c9d72e592fb6d | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00021.html | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-08 | 
Configurations
                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 03:32
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97689 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://feh.finalrewind.org/ - Patch, Product | |
| References | () https://github.com/derf/feh/commit/f7a547b7ef8fc8ebdeaa4c28515c9d72e592fb6d - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00021.html - | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-08 - | 
Information
                Published : 2017-04-14 18:59
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-7875
Mitre link : CVE-2017-7875
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7875
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                feh_project
- feh
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-787
                        
            Out-of-bounds Write
