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libmobi — security advisory
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.
- Products
- libmobi
- Affected versions
- 0.11+dfsg-1, 0.11+dfsg-1.1, 0.11+dfsg-1.1build1, 0.12+dfsg-1, 0.12+dfsg-1build1, 0.12+dfsg-1build2, 0.9+dfsg1-1
- Fixed versions
- 0.9+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-29788
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:41 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29788
libmobi
Fixed versions: 0.9+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
libmobi
Fixed versions: Not specified
libmobi
Fixed versions: Not specified
libmobi
Fixed versions: Not specified
libmobi
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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