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
Published Apr 14, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.27%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.18.2
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02266) | 82.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02266) | 80.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00864) | 82.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00864) | 81.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.86% (0.00864) | 79.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 29.93th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 68.62th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97689 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://feh.finalrewind.org/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchProduct
- https://github.com/derf/feh/commit/f7a547b7ef8fc8ebdeaa4c28515c9d72e592fb6d x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00021.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-08 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97689 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://feh.finalrewind.org/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchProduct | |
| https://github.com/derf/feh/commit/f7a547b7ef8fc8ebdeaa4c28515c9d72e592fb6d | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00021.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-08 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
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