CVE-2017-7875

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: April 14, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97689
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://feh.finalrewind.org/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Product
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97689
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://feh.finalrewind.org/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Product
https://github.com/derf/feh/commit/f7a547b7ef8fc8ebdeaa4c28515c9d72e592fb6d
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-08
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.3%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

feh_project