CVE-2011-4125

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-426

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Calibre	unknown

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/885027Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://git.zx2c4.com/calibre-mount-helper-exploit/about/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://lwn.net/Articles/464824/Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/885027Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://git.zx2c4.com/calibre-mount-helper-exploit/about/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://lwn.net/Articles/464824/Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 27, 2021
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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