Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.4. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-3088. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.4 (Ebook Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.4 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the PDF runtime engine. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2017. The weakness was published 06/13/2017 by riusksk with Tencent as APSB17-20 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-3088 since 12/02/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100792 (Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-20)), 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 370426 (Adobe Digital Editions Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-20)).

Upgrading to version 4.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100792), SecurityFocus (BID 99020†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038658†). Similar entries are available at VDB-102476, VDB-102477, VDB-102478 and VDB-102479. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 100792
Nessus Name: Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-20)
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OpenVAS ID: 801267
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Digital Editions Multiple Vulnerabilities Jun17 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Digital Editions 4.5.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-20
Researcher: Ke Liu (riusksk)
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3088 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102475
SecurityFocus: 99020 - Adobe Digital Editions APSB17-20 Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038658

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2017 13:12
Updated: 12/28/2020 13:40
Changes: 06/14/2017 13:12 (80), 10/17/2019 16:37 (7), 12/28/2020 13:40 (2)
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