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Digital Editions
by:
Pier-Luc Maltais
9,8
CVSS
CRITICAL
Memory Corruption
119
CWE
Product Name: Digital Editions
Affected Version From: 4.5.0 and earlier versions
Affected Version To: 4.5.0 and earlier versions
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2016-0954
CPE: a:adobe:digital_editions
Other Scripts: N/A
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Platforms Tested: Windows, Macintosh, iOS and Android
2016

Adobe Digital Editions <= 4.5.0 - Critical memory corruption

A critical memory corruption occurs when Adobe Digital Editions handle a specially crafted ExtGstate object, which could lead to remote code execution.

Mitigation:

Adobe released a patch for this vulnerability (APSB16-06)
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

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# Title: Adobe Digital Editions <= 4.5.0 - Critical memory corruption
# Application: Adobe Digital Editions
# Version: 4.5.0 and earlier versions
# Platform: Windows, Macintosh, iOS and Android
# Software Link: http://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions.html
# Date: March 8, 2016
# CVE: CVE-2016-0954
# Author: Pier-Luc Maltais from COSIG
# Contact: https://twitter.com/COSIG_
# Personal contact: https://twitter.com/plmaltais
 
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Introduction:
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 Adobe® Digital Editions software offers an engaging way to view and manage eBooks and 
 other digital publications. Use it to download and purchase digital content, which can 
 be read both online and offline. Transfer copy-protected eBooks from your personal 
 computer to other computers or devices. Organize your eBooks into a custom library and 
 annotate pages. Digital Editions also supports industry-standard eBook formats, 
 including PDF/A and EPUB. (http://www.adobe.com/ca_fr/products/digital-editions.html)

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Report Timeline:
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 2015-10-24: Pier-Luc Maltais from COSIG found the issue and report it to Adobe PSIRT.
 2016-03-08: Vendor fixed the issue (APSB16-06).
 2016-03-08: Release of this advisory.

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Technical details:
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 A critical memory corruption occurs when Adobe Digital Editions handle a specially
 crafted ExtGstate object, which could lead to remote code execution.
 
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POC:
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https://plmsecurity.net/sites/plmsecurity.net/files/APSB16-06_PoC.pdf
https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/39533.zip
 
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