CVE-2018-7889
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
Description
gui2/viewer/bookmarkmanager.py in Calibre 3.18 calls cPickle.load on imported bookmark data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pickle file, as demonstrated by Python code that contains an os.system call.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-7889
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201803-8
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 3.19.0-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.19.0+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.19.0+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.19.0+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.19.0+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.19.0+dfsg-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.