Debian Security Advisory
DLA-859-1 calibre -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 17 Mar 2017
- Affected Packages:
- calibre
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 853004.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2016-10187. - More information:
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It was found that a javascript present in the book can access files on the computer using XMLHttpRequest.
For Debian 7
Wheezy
, these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.51+dfsg1-0.1+deb7u1.We recommend that you upgrade your calibre packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS