USN-8982-1

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    USN-8982-1

    Published: 3 Nov 2026Last Modified: 4 Nov 2026

    Summary: feh vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that feh incorrectly handled certain IPC messages from a client pretending to be the Enlightenment window manager, leading to an integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause feh to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8982-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7875

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: feh

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/feh?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.14-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    2.13.1-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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