UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7875

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7875
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7875.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7875
Related
Published
2017-04-14T18:59:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:22Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / feh

Package

Name
feh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/feh@2.14-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.13.1-1
2.14-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / feh

Package

Name
feh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/feh@2.23.2-1build1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.23.2-1build1

Affected versions

2.*

2.19-1
2.21-1
2.22.2-1
2.23.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23.2-1build1",
            "binary_name": "feh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.23.2-1build1",
            "binary_name": "feh-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}