Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.8 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.8. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-12814. The attack can be executed 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 4.5.8 (Ebook Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects 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. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.8 and below have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 10/09/2018. The weakness was released 10/17/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-12814 since 06/25/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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 databases at Tenable (118084) and SecurityFocus (BID 105536†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-122022, VDB-125715, VDB-125717 and VDB-125718. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 118084
Nessus Name: Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-27) (macOS)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12814 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12814
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125716
SecurityFocus: 105536 - Adobe Digital Editions APSB18-27 Multiple Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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Created: 10/18/2018 06:52
Updated: 04/05/2020 09:25
Changes: 10/18/2018 06:52 (70), 04/05/2020 09:25 (6)
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