MEDIUM
The E-book viewer in calibre before 2.75 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted epub file with JavaScript
Published Mar 16, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.79%
Description
The E-book viewer in calibre before 2.75 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted epub file with JavaScript.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.74.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.79% 0.02793
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02793
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02793) | 85.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02793) | 84.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 54.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 72.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 70.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 1, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 67.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 60.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95909 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1651728 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/3a89718664cb8c x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95909 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1651728 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/3a89718664cb8c | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 16, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 31, 2017
Link CVE-2016-10187
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a