Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.1 RCE (APSB16-06)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 89781

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe Digital Editions installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.5.1. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this to corrupt memory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Digital Editions version 4.5.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?0ca0979c

http://www.nessus.org/u?c3aa2f29

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 89781

File Name: adobe_digital_editions_apsb16-06.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/9/2016

Updated: 11/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0954

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:digital_editions

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Adobe Digital Editions

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/8/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0954

BID: 84214