Memory corruption in Adobe Digital Editions - CVE-2017-3091
Published: August 8, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7703
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3091
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing XML entities. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening, trugger memory corruption and disclose addresses in memory.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
Affected software
Adobe Digital Editions
How to mitigate CVE-2017-3091
Update to version 4.5.6.