Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0494. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1 (Ebook Software). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 01/23/2014 by Mario Gomes (SecuriTeam) with Beyond Security's SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-0494 since 12/20/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/21/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72173 (Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1 Memory Corruption (APSB14-03)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121752 (Adobe Digital Editions Memory Corruption Vulnerability).

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 (90648), Tenable (72173), SecurityFocus (BID 65091†), OSVDB (102364†) and Secunia (SA56578†). 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: 72173
Nessus Name: Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1 Memory Corruption (APSB14-03)
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OpenVAS ID: 801267
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Digital Edition Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Mario Gomes (SecuriTeam)
Organization: Beyond Security's SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-0494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66180
X-Force: 90648
SecurityFocus: 65091 - Adobe Digital Editions CVE-2014-0494 Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 56578 - Adobe Digital Editions Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 102364
SecurityTracker: 1029680
Vulnerability Center: 43095 - [APSB14-03] Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1 Remote Code Execution and DoS Vulnerability, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 12/21/2024 19:59
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (64), 05/20/2017 10:10 (11), 01/31/2022 16:53 (2), 01/31/2022 17:00 (1), 12/21/2024 19:59 (16)
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