Buffer overflow in Feh Project

CVE-2017-7875

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.023 (81.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7875?
CVE-2017-7875 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Feh Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2017-7875?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.