VDB-91656 · CVE-2016-4263 · BID 92925

Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.1 use after free

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.1 (Ebook Software). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 09/16/2016 by Mario Gomes with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4263 since 04/27/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/16/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93514 (Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-28) (Mac OS X)), 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 370130 (Adobe Digital Editions Memory Corruption Vulnerability (APSB16-28)).

Upgrading to version 4.5.2 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 (93514). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 91649, 91650, 91651 and 91652.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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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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Nessus ID: 93514
Nessus Name: Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-28) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 66515
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Digital Editions Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities Sep16 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Digital Editions 4.5.2

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04/27/2016 🔍
09/13/2016 +139 days 🔍
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09/16/2016 +1 days 🔍
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09/16/2022 +2189 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Researcher: Mario Gomes
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-4263 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036793
SecurityFocus: 92925 - Adobe Digital Editions CVE-2016-4263 Unspecified Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2016 09:59
Updated: 09/16/2022 20:26
Changes: 09/18/2016 09:59 (64), 04/18/2019 22:34 (15), 09/16/2022 20:26 (3)
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