VDB-110427 · CVE-2017-11297 · Nessus 104575

Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.6 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.6. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-11297. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.6 (Ebook Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.6 and earlier versions. An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists, which could lead to disclosure of memory addresses.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was disclosed 12/09/2017 by Steven Seeley (riusksk) with Tencent (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-11297 since 07/13/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104575 (Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-39)), 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 370654 (Adobe Digital Editions Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-39)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (104575) and SecurityFocus (BID 101839†). The entries VDB-110418, VDB-110428, VDB-110429 and VDB-110430 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Ebook Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Digital Editions

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 104575
Nessus Name: Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-39)
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OpenVAS ID: 902604
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Digital Editions Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities - APSB17-39 (Mac OS X)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/13/2017 🔍
11/14/2017 +124 days 🔍
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11/15/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/09/2017 +24 days 🔍
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12/10/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/26/2021 +1143 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Researcher: Steven Seeley (riusksk)
Organization: Tencent
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-11297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110427
SecurityFocus: 101839 - Adobe Digital Editions APSB17-39 Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039798

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2017 15:24
Updated: 01/26/2021 14:07
Changes: 12/10/2017 15:24 (71), 12/13/2019 13:03 (9), 01/26/2021 14:07 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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