Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2011-0702 affects feh, an image viewer, before version 1.11.2. A local user could abuse temporary file handling in /tmp to overwrite files through a symlink attack. This is not a remote internet-facing issue, but it matters on shared Linux systems where untrusted users can run code. Exposure is most likely on Linux or Unix systems with feh installed, especially older distribution packages before 1.11.2 or unpatched backports. Risk is higher on multi-user hosts with local untrusted users. Treat as a targeted hygiene issue, not an emergency internet-wide incident. Prioritize shared servers, lab systems, and desktops where untrusted local users exist. Mitigation focus: Upgrade feh to 1.11.2 or a vendor-patched package.; Check Debian, Ubuntu, and Red Hat guidance for backported fixes.; Remove feh from shared systems where it is not required..
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- https://github.com/derf/feh/issues/#issue/32CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://derf.homelinux.org/git/feh/commit/?id=29ab0855f044ef2fe9c295b72abefcb37f0861a5CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/feh/+bug/607328CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676389CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://derf.homelinux.org/git/feh/commit/?id=23421a86cc826dd30f3dc4f62057fafb04b3ac40CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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