CVE-2017-3096 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.4 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the character code mapping module. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Published: 2017-06-20

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 6.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier.

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier.`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:digital_editions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-12237	Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.4 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the character code mapping module. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06152.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99020
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038658
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-20.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Adobe Digital Editions

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2017-06-20T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:16:27.993Z

Reserved: 2016-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-3096

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-20T17:29:00.753

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:17:30.373

Link: CVE-2017-3096

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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