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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | debian-upgrade-feh | Apr 17, 2017 | Apr 14, 2017 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-gfx-feh | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 14, 2017 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-fehsuse-upgrade-feh-debuginfosuse-upgrade-feh-debugsource | May 2, 2017 | Apr 14, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | no-fix-ubuntu-package | Jun 26, 2025 | Apr 14, 2017 |
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