CVE-2011-4125
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-10-27 00:50
Modified
2024-08-07 00:01
Severity ?
Summary
A untrusted search path issue was found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c leading to the ability of unprivileged users to execute any program as root.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/885027Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://git.zx2c4.com/calibre-mount-helper-exploit/about/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lwn.net/Articles/464824/Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/885027Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.zx2c4.com/calibre-mount-helper-exploit/about/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lwn.net/Articles/464824/Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Calibre Version: unknown
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