What is CVE-2018-12813?

CVE-2018-12813 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-12813?

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

Buffer overflow in Adobe Digital Editions

CVE-2018-12813

Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.8 and below have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.112 (95.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Digital Editions — versions 4.5.8 and below versions
Adobe Digital_editions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12813?: CVE-2018-12813 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-12813?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.