CVE catalog
CVE-2018-7889
calibre: CVE-2018-7889
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.51% · Oct 27, 2026
gui2/viewer/bookmarkmanager.py in Calibre 3.18 calls cPickle.load on imported bookmark data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pickle file, as demonstrated by Python code that contains an os.system call.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | calibre | sid | 9.17.0+ds+~1.1.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | calibre | forky | 9.17.0+ds+~1.1.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | calibre | trixie | 8.5.0+ds-1+deb13u3 | fixed |
| Debian | calibre | bookworm | 6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u9 | fixed |
| Debian | calibre | bookworm-security | 6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u10 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 16.04 | 2.33.0+dfsg-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 16.04 | 2.38.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 16.04 | 2.45.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 16.04 | 2.45.0+dfsg-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 16.04 | 2.48.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 16.04 | 2.48.0+dfsg-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 16.04 | 2.54.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 16.04 | 2.55.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 16.04 | 2.55.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 26.04 | 8.8.0+ds-3build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 26.04 | 8.13.0+ds+~0.10.5-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 26.04 | 8.14.0+ds+~0.10.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 26.04 | 8.15.0+ds+~0.10.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 26.04 | 8.16.0+ds+~0.10.5-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 26.04 | 8.16.2+ds+~0.10.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 26.04 | 8.16.2+ds+~0.10.5-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 26.04 | 8.16.2+ds+~0.10.5-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | calibre | 26.04 | 9.2.1+ds+~0.10.5-2build1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | calibre | source | sid | 3.19.0+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [892242] |
| Debian | calibre | source | forky | 3.19.0+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [892242] |
| Debian | calibre | source | trixie | 3.19.0+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [892242] |
| Debian | calibre | source | bookworm | 3.19.0+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [892242] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [calibre]Fixed
Details (4)
6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u9· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · bookworm; dsa · calibre · debian · 12
6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u9· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · bookworm; dsa · calibre · debian · 12
6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u10· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · bookworm; dsa · calibre · debian · 12
6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u10· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · bookworm; dsa · calibre · debian · 12
- [calibre-bin]Fixed
Source package: [calibre]
Details (4)
6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u9· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · bookworm; dsa · calibre · debian · 12
6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u9· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · bookworm; dsa · calibre · debian · 12
6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u10· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · bookworm; dsa · calibre · debian · 12
6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u10· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · bookworm; dsa · calibre · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [calibre]Fixed
Details (4)
8.5.0+ds-1+deb13u3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · 13
8.5.0+ds-1+deb13u3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · 13
8.16.2+ds+~0.10.5-3~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · 13
8.16.2+ds+~0.10.5-3~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · 13
- [calibre-bin]Fixed
Source package: [calibre]
Details (4)
8.5.0+ds-1+deb13u3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · 13
8.5.0+ds-1+deb13u3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · 13
8.16.2+ds+~0.10.5-3~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · 13
8.16.2+ds+~0.10.5-3~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
3.19.0+dfsg-1dsa · calibre · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7889]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7889]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-7889]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-7889.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]