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CVE-2011-4124
Input validation issues were found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c which can lead to argument injection and elevation of…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 2.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 17% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Input validation issues were found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c which can lead to argument injection and elevation of privileges.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
Calibre
- affected unknown
References
4
- https://git.zx2c4.com/calibre-mount-helper-exploit/about/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/885027 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://lwn.net/Articles/464824/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2011-4072 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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