Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-12823 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.8 and below have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_ADOBE_DIGITAL_EDITIONS_APSB18-27.NASL description The version of Adobe Digital Editions installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 4.5.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 118084 published 2018-10-12 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/118084 title Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-27) (macOS) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(118084); script_version("1.4"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/01"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2018-12813", "CVE-2018-12814", "CVE-2018-12816", "CVE-2018-12818", "CVE-2018-12819", "CVE-2018-12820", "CVE-2018-12821", "CVE-2018-12822", "CVE-2018-12823" ); script_name(english:"Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-27) (macOS)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Adobe Digital Editions on Mac OS X."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "An application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of Adobe Digital Editions installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 4.5.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); # https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb18-27.html script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ec146552"); # http://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/release-notes.html script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c3aa2f29"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade to Adobe Digital Editions version 4.5.9 or later."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-12813"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/10/09"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/10/09"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/10/12"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:digital_editions"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("macosx_adobe_digital_editions_installed.nbin"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MacOSX/Version", "installed_sw/Adobe Digital Editions"); exit(0); } include("vcf.inc"); get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/MacOSX/Version"); get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/local_checks_enabled"); app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:"Adobe Digital Editions"); constraints = [ { "fixed_version" : "4.5.9" } ]; vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
NASL family Windows NASL id ADOBE_DIGITAL_EDITIONS_APSB18-27.NASL description The version of Adobe Digital Editions installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.5.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 118085 published 2018-10-12 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/118085 title Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-27) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(118085); script_version("1.4"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/01"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2018-12813", "CVE-2018-12814", "CVE-2018-12816", "CVE-2018-12818", "CVE-2018-12819", "CVE-2018-12820", "CVE-2018-12821", "CVE-2018-12822", "CVE-2018-12823" ); script_name(english:"Adobe Digital Editions < 4.5.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-27)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Adobe Digital Editions."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of Adobe Digital Editions installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.5.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); # https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb18-27.html script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ec146552"); # http://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/release-notes.html script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c3aa2f29"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade to Adobe Digital Editions version 4.5.9 or later."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-12813"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/10/09"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/10/09"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/10/12"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:digital_editions"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"Windows"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("adobe_digital_editions_installed.nbin"); script_require_keys("installed_sw/Adobe Digital Editions", "SMB/Registry/Enumerated"); exit(0); } include("vcf.inc"); get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated"); app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:"Adobe Digital Editions", win_local:TRUE); constraints = [ { "fixed_version" : "4.5.9" } ]; vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);