What is CVE-2017-11297?

CVE-2017-11297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-12-09.

How severe is CVE-2017-11297?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Digital Editions

CVE-2017-11297

An issue was discovered in Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.6 and earlier versions. An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists, which could lead to disclosure of memory addresses.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-12-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.032 (87.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Digital Editions
Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.6 And Earlier Versions — versions Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.6 and earlier versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101839 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-39.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039798 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11297?: CVE-2017-11297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-11297?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.