Buffer overflow in Adobe Digital Editions
CVE-2016-4262
Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4256, CVE-2016-4257, CVE-2016-4258, CVE-2016-4259, CVE-2016-4260, and CVE-2016-4261.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036793 (vdb-entry)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb16-28.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92928 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4262?
- CVE-2016-4262 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4262?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-4262 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.