Calibre Multiple Local Security Vulnerabilities

BID:50491

Info

Calibre Multiple Local Security Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 50491
Class: Unknown
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 02 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 07 2011 07:03AM
Credit: Jason A. Donenfeld
Vulnerable: Calibre E-Book Reader 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Calibre Multiple Local Security Vulnerabilities

Calibre is prone to multiple local security vulnerabilities, including:

1. A security vulnerability that will allow attackers to create root-owned directories
2. Multiple security-bypass vulnerabilities
3. A command injection vulnerability
4. A local privilege-escalation vulnerability

Local attackers can exploit these issues to compromise the affected computer, create and delete arbitrary directories, execute arbitrary commands, and perform other attacks.

Exploit / POC

Calibre Multiple Local Security Vulnerabilities

The following exploits are available:

Solution / Fix

Calibre Multiple Local Security Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Calibre Multiple Local Security Vulnerabilities

References:

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