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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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-899-1 | feh security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-2219-1 | feh security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-16850 | 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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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T16:19:28.399Z
Reserved: 2017-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-7875
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-04-14T18:59:01.173
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-7875
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
EUVD