CVE-2017-11279 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier has an exploitable use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Published: 2017-08-11

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 4.9% 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

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Digital Editions

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.5.4 and earlier.`	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

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04926.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100244
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039100
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-27.html

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Digital Editions

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2017-08-11T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:54:30.205Z

Reserved: 2017-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-11279

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-08-11T19:29:02.117

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-11279

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

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