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CVE-2016-10187

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-03-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The E-book viewer in calibre before 2.75 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted epub file with JavaScript.

Affected products

• kovidgoyal calibre: through 2.74.0

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/8
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95909
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1651728
• https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/3a89718664cb8c
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/8
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95909
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1651728
• https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/3a89718664cb8c

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