CVE-2018-11725

The mobi_parse_index_entry function in index.c in Libmobi 0.3 allows remote attackers to cause an information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted mobi file.

Published: 2018-06-19 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-11725 is rated Moderate Risk (56.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.54%). EPSS rose +1.81% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11725

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.73% 2.54% +1.81%
2 2025-03-30 1.34% 0.73% -0.61%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.34% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-11725

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-11725

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-11725

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2018-11725 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libmobi), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11725

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-11725

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libmobi_project libmobi 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:libmobi_project:libmobi:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-11725

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