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Gentoo: GLSA-201707-08 Normal: feh Remote Code Execution Alert

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Calendar Grey July 8, 2017
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
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A vulnerability in feh might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

Tobias Stoeckmann discovered it was possible to trigger an out-of-boundary heap write with the image viewer feh while receiving an IPC message.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue gentoo remote code execution normal severity feh

Resolution

All feh users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/feh-2.18.3"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2017-7875 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7875

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-08
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: feh: Arbitrary remote code execution
Date: July 08, 2017
Bugs: #616470
ID: 201707-08

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue gentoo remote code execution normal severity feh

Synopsis

A vulnerability in feh might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

feh is an X11 image viewer aimed mostly at console users.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-gfx/feh < 2.18.3 >= 2.18.3

Impact

===== A remote attacker, pretending to be the E17 window manager, could possibly trigger an out-of-boundary heap write in feh while receiving an IPC message. This could result in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.