What is CVE-2018-12816?

CVE-2018-12816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-12816?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Digital Editions

CVE-2018-12816

Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.8 and below have an out of bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.040 (89.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Adobe Digital Editions — versions 4.5.8 and below versions
Adobe Digital_editions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12816?: CVE-2018-12816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-12816?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.