CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-7889

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.

6.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/aeb5b036a0bf657951756688b3c72bd68b6e4a7d Patch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1753870 Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:calibre-ebook:calibre:3.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-03-08 09:29

Updated : 2018-10-12 06:21

NVD link : CVE-2018-7889

Mitre link : CVE-2018-7889

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-502

Deserialization of Untrusted Data