Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.3 memory corruption

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
7.2$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.3. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2979. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Digital Editions up to 4.5.3 (Ebook Software). This affects an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.3 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 02/14/2017. The weakness was published 02/15/2017 by Steven Seeley with Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2979 since 12/02/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97215 (Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-05) (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 370306 (Adobe Digital Editions Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-05)).

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 (97215), SecurityFocus (BID 96195†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037816†). Similar entries are available at VDB-96969, VDB-96970, VDB-96971 and VDB-96972. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 97215
Nessus Name: Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-05) (macOS)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 801267
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Digital Editions Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities Feb17 (Windows)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

12/02/2016 🔍
02/14/2017 +74 days 🔍
02/14/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/14/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/15/2017 +1 days 🔍
02/15/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/15/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/16/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/25/2024 +2869 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Researcher: Steven Seeley
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-2979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96975
SecurityFocus: 96195 - Adobe Digital Editions APSB17-05 Multiple Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2979 - Adobe - Digital Editions - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037816

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 02/15/2017 13:55
Updated: 12/25/2024 13:07
Changes: 02/15/2017 13:55 (71), 08/14/2020 18:23 (9), 12/25/2024 13:07 (19)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Might our Artificial Intelligence support you?

Check our Alexa App!