VDB-105239 · CVE-2017-11279 · BID 100244

Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.4 use after free

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.4 (Ebook Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier has an exploitable use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2017. The weakness was shared 08/11/2017 by Steven Seeley (riusksk) with Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11279 since 07/13/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102324 (Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-27)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370501 (Adobe Digital Editions Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-27)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (102324). The entries 105233, 105234, 105235 and 105236 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Type

Ebook Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Digital Editions

Version

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 102324
Nessus Name: Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-27)
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OpenVAS ID: 801267
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Digital Editions Multiple Vulnerabilities Aug17 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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07/13/2017 🔍
08/08/2017 +26 days 🔍
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08/11/2017 +2 days 🔍
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08/12/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/09/2021 +1246 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Researcher: Steven Seeley (riusksk)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-11279 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039100
SecurityFocus: 100244 - Adobe Digital Editions APSB17-27 Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2017 10:27
Updated: 01/09/2021 06:55
Changes: 08/12/2017 10:27 (71), 11/06/2019 14:00 (9), 01/09/2021 06:55 (2)
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