CVE-2011-1031

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    CVE-2011-1031

    Published: 14 Feb 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The feh_unique_filename function in utils.c in feh 1.11.2 and earlier might allow local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/feh_ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0702.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/43221, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676389, https://derf.homelinux.org/git/feh/commit/?id=23421a86cc826dd30f3dc4f62057fafb04b3ac40, https://derf.homelinux.org/git/feh/commit/?id=29ab0855f044ef2fe9c295b72abefcb37f0861a5, https://github.com/derf/feh/issues/#issue/32

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High