PT-2021-8353 · Calibre · Calibre

Jason A. Donenfeld · Published 2021-10-27 · Updated 2021-11-01 · CVE-2011-4125

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Calibre (affected versions not specified)

Description A untrusted search path issue was found in Calibre at devices/linux mount helper.c, allowing unprivileged users to execute any program as root.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-4125

Affected Products

Calibre

References · 9

• 🔥 https://git.zx2c4.com/calibre-mount-helper-exploit/about · Exploit
• 🔥 https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/885027 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4125 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-4125 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4125 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4125 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/22450 · Telegram Post
• https://lwn.net/Articles/464824 · Note
• https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/2 · Note