vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-7875: feh: Arbitrary remote code execution
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 14, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 14, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
A remote attacker, pretending to be the E17 window manager, could
possibly trigger an out-of-boundary heap write in feh while receiving an
IPC message. This could result in execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-gfx-feh
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