| Name | CVE-2018-7889 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 892242 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| calibre (PTS) | jessie | 2.5.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 2.75.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| buster | 3.39.1+dfsg-3 | fixed |
| bullseye | 5.12.0+dfsg-1+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.12.0+dfsg-1+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u4 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 7.21.0+ds-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| calibre | source | (unstable) | 3.19.0+dfsg-1 | | | 892242 |
Notes
[stretch] - calibre <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - calibre <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - calibre <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1753870
deserialization fix https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/aeb5b036a0bf657951756688b3c72bd68b6e4a7d
insufficient as import also loads configuration files, which are python executables,
see https://lists.debian.org/87muy0usv1.fsf@curie.anarc.at
The CVE assignment is specific to the issue fixed by upstream commit
aeb5b036a0bf657951756688b3c72bd68b6e4a7d.