LOW
The feh_unique_filename function in utils.c in feh before 1.11.2 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/feh_ temporary file
Published Feb 14, 2011
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
The feh_unique_filename function in utils.c in feh before 1.11.2 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/feh_ temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.11.1
- 1.3.5
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.5
- 1.6
- 1.6.1
- 1.7
- 1.8
- 1.9
- 1.10
- 1.10.1
- 1.11
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
3.3 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.33% 0.00333
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00333
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 24.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 24.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00030) | 5.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612035 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/09/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/09/14 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43221 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/feh/+bug/607328 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676389 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://derf.homelinux.org/git/feh/commit/?id=23421a86cc826dd30f3dc4f62057fafb04b3ac40 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://derf.homelinux.org/git/feh/commit/?id=29ab0855f044ef2fe9c295b72abefcb37f0861a5 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/derf/feh/issues/#issue/32 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612035 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/09/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/09/14 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43221 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/feh/+bug/607328 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676389 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://derf.homelinux.org/git/feh/commit/?id=23421a86cc826dd30f3dc4f62057fafb04b3ac40 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://derf.homelinux.org/git/feh/commit/?id=29ab0855f044ef2fe9c295b72abefcb37f0861a5 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/derf/feh/issues/#issue/32 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Feb 14, 2011
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Jan 31, 2011
Link CVE-2011-0702
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a