CVE catalog

CVE-2018-11438

libmobi: CVE-2018-11438

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Low
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
2.63% · Oct 25, 2026

The mobi_decompress_lz77 function in compression.c in Libmobi 0.3 allows remote attackers to cause remote code execution (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted mobi file.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianlibmobisid0.12+dfsg-1not affected
Debianlibmobiforky0.12+dfsg-1not affected
Debianlibmobitrixie0.12+dfsg-1not affected
Debianlibmobibookworm0.11+dfsg-1not affected

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
DebianlibmobisourcesidNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
DebianlibmobisourceforkyNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
DebianlibmobisourcetrixieNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
DebianlibmobisourcebookwormNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [libmobi0]Not affected

    Source package: [libmobi]

    Details (2)
    • 0.11+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · libmobi · debian · bookworm

    • 0.11+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · libmobi · debian · bookworm

  • [libmobi-dev]Not affected

    Source package: [libmobi]

    Details (2)
    • 0.11+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · libmobi · debian · bookworm

    • 0.11+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · libmobi · debian · bookworm

  • [libmobi-tools]Not affected

    Source package: [libmobi]

    Details (2)
    • 0.11+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · libmobi · debian · bookworm

    • 0.11+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · libmobi · debian · bookworm

Observed:

References