CVE-2016-4261 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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-2016-4257, CVE-2016-4258, CVE-2016-4259, CVE-2016-4260, 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 0.05891.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Adobe	Digital Editions

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5261	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-2016-4257, CVE-2016-4258, CVE-2016-4259, CVE-2016-4260, and CVE-2016-4262.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:25:14.101Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-4261

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-09-16T05:59:09.097

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

Link: CVE-2016-4261

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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