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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.8 (Ebook Software). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.8 and below have an out of bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
The bug was discovered 10/09/2018. The weakness was released 10/17/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-12821 since 06/25/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118084 (Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-27) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371254 (Adobe Security Update for Digital Editions (APSB18-27)).
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 (118084). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 122022, 125715, 125716 and 125717.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 118084
Nessus Name: Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-27) (macOS)
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Timeline
06/25/2018 🔍10/09/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12821 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 105532 - Adobe Digital Editions Out-of-bounds Read APSB18-27 Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 10/18/2018 06:55Updated: 04/05/2020 09:38
Changes: 10/18/2018 06:55 (70), 04/05/2020 09:38 (6)
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