What is CVE-2017-3096?

CVE-2017-3096 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 2017-06-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-3096?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Digital Editions

CVE-2017-3096

Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.4 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the character code mapping module. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-06-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.062 (93.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.062 · newest: 0.062 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Digital Editions
Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 And Earlier. — versions Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier.

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/99020 (vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038658 (vdb-entry)
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-20.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-3096?: CVE-2017-3096 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 2017-06-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-3096?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.