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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-7875 · published 14 April 2017

CVE-2017-7875: Feh project feh out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Feh Project · Feh

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 2.3% · top 17.7% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
2.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97689 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://feh.finalrewind.org/ PatchProduct
https://github.com/derf/feh/commit/f7a547b7ef8fc8ebdeaa4c28515c9d72e592fb6d PatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00021.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-08
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97689 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://feh.finalrewind.org/ PatchProduct
https://github.com/derf/feh/commit/f7a547b7ef8fc8ebdeaa4c28515c9d72e592fb6d PatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00021.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-08

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-7875), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.