Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.4 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-3091. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.4 (Ebook Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. 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 4.5.4 and earlier versions 4.5.4 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2017. The weakness was released 08/11/2017 by Steven Seeley (riusksk) with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-3091 since 12/02/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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 databases at Tenable (102324) and SecurityFocus (BID 100244†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-105233, VDB-105234, VDB-105235 and VDB-105236. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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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-2017-3091 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3091
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105241
SecurityFocus: 100244 - Adobe Digital Editions APSB17-27 Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039100

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2017 10:27
Updated: 01/09/2021 07:05
Changes: 08/12/2017 10:27 (71), 11/06/2019 14:26 (9), 01/09/2021 07:05 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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