CVE-2022-29788

libmobi before v0.10 contains a NULL pointer dereference via the component mobi_buffer_getpointer...

6.5 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.87%Unchanged since Jun 3, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

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.

Record: CVE-2022-29788
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2022-29788
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-34109 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2022-34109
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-33c6-jw29-2569 6.5

libmobi before v0.10 contains a NULL pointer dereference via the component mobi_buffer_getpointer...

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.

Record: GHSA-33c6-jw29-2569
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-29788 6.5

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.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29788
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

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.

Record: CVE-2022-29788
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-29788 No score

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29788
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVUSN-7638-1 No score

libmobi vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Libmobi did not correctly handle certain memory operations, which could lead to a buffer overflow. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-1907, CVE-2022-1908)

It was discovered that Libmobi could dereference a NULL pointer via the component mobi_buffer_getpointer. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-29788)

Record: USN-7638-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

libmobi project libmobi

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libmobi` Debian:12	before 0.11+dfsg-1	0.11+dfsg-1
`libmobi` Debian:13	before 0.11+dfsg-1	0.11+dfsg-1
`libmobi` Debian:14	before 0.11+dfsg-1	0.11+dfsg-1
`libmobi` Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS	before 0.9+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 0.9+dfsg1-1	0.9+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
`libmobi` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.11+dfsg-10.11+dfsg-1.10.11+dfsg-1.1build1	None known
`libmobi` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 0.12+dfsg-10.12+dfsg-1build1	None known
`libmobi` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 0.12+dfsg-1build2	None known
`libmobi` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.12+dfsg-1build10.12+dfsg-1build2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-29788 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libmobi Project Libmobi, published June 2, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.87%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in libmobi 0.11+dfsg-1.

References

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