CVE-2010-2246
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.1
Description
feh before 1.8, when the --wget-timestamp option is enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
feh 1.7 - '--wget-Timestamp' Remote Code Execution
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.8-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.8-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.8-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.8-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.8-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| feh_project | feh | {"endIncluding":"1.7"} | |
| feh_project | feh | 0.5.0 | |
| feh_project | feh | 0.6.4 | |
| feh_project | feh | 0.7.0 | |
| feh_project | feh | 0.9.9 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.1.0 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.2.0 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.2.1 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.2.3 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.2.5 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.2.6 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.2.7 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.3.0 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.3.1 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.3.3 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.3.5 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.4 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.4.1 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.4.2 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.4.3 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.5 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.6 | |
| feh_project | feh | 1.6.1 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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