In wallpaper.c in feh before v2.18.3, if a malicious client pretends to be the E17 window…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02266 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.18.2 | Vulnerable | Feh Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.18.2 Vulnerable ·Feh Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7875
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hjr-xp4g-fx7m
References
More Feh Project Feh vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-02155 feh before 1.8, when the --wget-timestamp option is enabled, might allow remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2011-00890 The feh_unique_filename function in utils.c in feh 1.11.2 and earlier might allow local… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3
- TI-2011-00611 The feh_unique_filename function in utils.c in feh before 1.11.2 might allow local users… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3
Sources
- CVE-2017-7875 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-7875 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7hjr-xp4g-fx7m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-7875 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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