CVE-2017-7875

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.74% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-08 vendor advisory
https://feh.finalrewind.org/ patch product
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97689 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/derf/feh/commit/f7a547b7ef8fc8ebdeaa4c28515c9d72e592fb6d patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00021.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7875?
CVE-2017-7875 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-7875?
To fix CVE-2017-7875, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-7875 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-7875 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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