CVE-2011-0702

The feh_unique_filename function in utils.c in feh before 1.11.2 might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/feh_ temporary file.

Published: 2011-02-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-0702 is rated Low Risk (22.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0702

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.33% +0.29%
2 2023-03-07 1.28% 0.04% -1.24%
3 2022-02-04 1.28%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0702

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.4 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-0702

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-0702

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2011-0702 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (feh), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0702
gentoo high CVE-2011-0702: 1 GLSA(s) (201110-08), 1 atom(s) (media-gfx/feh); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-0702
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-0702 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (feh), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): ignored 6, not-affected 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0702

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0702

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
feh_project feh <= 1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.8 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.9 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.10 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feh_project feh 1.11 cpe:2.3:a:feh_project:feh:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-0702

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