PT-2011-2822 · Feh · Feh

Published 2011-02-14 · Updated 2020-02-27 · CVE-2011-1031

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.3

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions feh versions 1.11.2 and earlier

Description The issue is related to the feh unique filename function in utils.c, which might allow local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/feh temporary file.

Recommendations For feh versions 1.11.2 and earlier, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the feh unique filename function in utils.c to minimize the risk of arbitrary file creation.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1031

Affected Products

Feh

References · 12

• https://github.com/derf/feh/issues/#issue/32 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1031 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1031 · Vendor Advisory
• https://derf.homelinux.org/git/feh/commit/?id=23421a86cc826dd30f3dc4f62057fafb04b3ac40 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-1031 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1031 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43221 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1031 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1031 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1031 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676389 · Patch
• https://derf.homelinux.org/git/feh/commit/?id=29ab0855f044ef2fe9c295b72abefcb37f0861a5 · Patch