← Back

CVE-2018-7889

nvd nist
Published: Mar 8, 2018Modified: Jun 17, 2026

JSON object

Loading...
7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Calibre Ebook
1 product
Calibre
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Calibre
Version 3.18.0

Related CWEs

CWE-502
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid.

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

Timeline

No history available yet.