CVE-2018-7889
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 9.4%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-7889
To remediate CVE-2018-7889, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/calibre—upgrade to 3.19.0+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-7889 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 9.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.19.0+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |