Vulnerability · Published Jun 2, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-29788
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the libmobi package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
libmobi before v0.10 contains a NULL pointer dereference via the component mobi_buffer_getpointer. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted mobi file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libmobi | 0.11+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29788 |
| Debian:13 | libmobi | 0.11+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29788 |
| Debian:14 | libmobi | 0.11+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29788 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libmobi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29788 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libmobi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29788 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libmobi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29788 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libmobi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29788 |