CVE-2016-4257 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4256, CVE-2016-4258, CVE-2016-4259, CVE-2016-4260, CVE-2016-4261, and CVE-2016-4262.

Published: 2016-09-16

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 2.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

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

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5257	Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4256, CVE-2016-4258, CVE-2016-4259, CVE-2016-4260, CVE-2016-4261, and CVE-2016-4262.

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 0.02603.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92928
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036793
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb16-28.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Adobe Digital Editions

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2016-09-16T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:25:14.142Z

Reserved: 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4257

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-09-16T05:59:04.767

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-4257

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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