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CVE-2011-4125 (GCVE-0-2011-4125)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-27 00:50 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:01
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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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Calibre Affected: unknown
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