Detections
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Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-05)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 97214
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Adobe Digital Editions installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.5.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A heap buffer overflow condition exists that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2973).
- Multiple buffer overflow conditions exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to disclose memory contents. (CVE-2017-2974, CVE-2017-2975, CVE-2017-2976, CVE-2017-2978, CVE-2017-2977, CVE-2017-2979, CVE-2017-2980, CVE-2017-2981)
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Digital Editions version 4.5.4 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 97214
File Name: adobe_digital_editions_apsb17-05.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 2/16/2017
Updated: 6/12/2020
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-2973
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:digital_editions
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Adobe Digital Editions
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-2973, CVE-2017-2974, CVE-2017-2975, CVE-2017-2976, CVE-2017-2977, CVE-2017-2978, CVE-2017-2979, CVE-2017-2980, CVE-2017-2981