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This bug was fixed in the package calibre - 2.55.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2

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calibre (2.55.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2) xenial-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: JavaScript in a book can access local files using
    XMLHttpRequest (LP: #1758699).
    - fix-CVE-2016-10187.patch
    - CVE-2016-10187
  * SECURITY UPDATE: Malicious code execution when using CPickle instead of
    JSON.
    - fix-CVE-2018-7889.patch
    - CVE-2018-7889

 -- Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@xxxxxxxxxx>  Wed, 11 Apr 2018 23:50:09 -0500

** Changed in: calibre (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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  [CVE] JavaScript in a book can access local files using XMLHttpRequest

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