CVE-2016-4257 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Adobe Digital Editions versions prior to 4.5.2, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and a FAUCET Risk Score of 82/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one article from BleepingComputer mentioning its resolution.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:digital_editions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.