CVE-2017-2973: adobe digital_editions

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-2973 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in adobe digital_editions. EPSS estimates a 9.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-02-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.