CVE - CVE-2017-7875

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-7875	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:97689 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97689 CONFIRM:https://feh.finalrewind.org/ CONFIRM:https://github.com/derf/feh/commit/f7a547b7ef8fc8ebdeaa4c28515c9d72e592fb6d GENTOO:GLSA-201707-08 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-08 MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20200524 [SECURITY] [DLA 2219-1] feh security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00021.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20170414	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170414)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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