Adobe Digital Editions 2.2 Restriction privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Adobe Digital Editions 2.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component Restriction Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1016. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Adobe Digital Editions 2.2 (Ebook Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Restriction Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe eBook Reader allows a user to bypass restrictions for copy, print, lend, and give operations by backing up key data files, performing the operations, and restoring the original data files.

The weakness was published 10/04/2002 with Elcomsoft as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1016. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9634), Exploit-DB (21629) and SecurityFocus (BID 5273†). Similar entry is available at VDB-18931. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/19/2002 🔍
10/04/2002 +77 days 🔍
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07/29/2014 +4316 days 🔍
05/17/2025 +3945 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: Elcomsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1016 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18930
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X-Force: 9634
SecurityFocus: 5273 - Adobe eBook Reader File Restoration Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 12:00
Updated: 05/17/2025 21:25
Changes: 07/29/2014 12:00 (52), 04/18/2019 18:18 (1), 06/28/2024 20:42 (17), 06/28/2024 21:26 (1), 05/17/2025 21:25 (12)
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