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CVE-2016-0954

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0954 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions versions prior to 4.5.1, allowing for arbitrary code execution or denial of service. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-exploitable nature, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-39533) targeting version 4.5.0 exists on ExploitDB, and the CVE has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:digital_editions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
19.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-39533 · Mar 9, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1913 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb16-06.html
PatchVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/39533
securityfocus.com / bid/84214
securitytracker.com / id/1035201