Adobe Digital Editions (DE) 4 does not use encryption for transmission of data to adelogs.adobe.com, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network, as demonstrated by book-navigation information
Published Oct 9, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.79%
Description
Adobe Digital Editions (DE) 4 does not use encryption for transmission of data to adelogs.adobe.com, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network, as demonstrated by book-navigation information.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01790) | 77.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01790) | 75.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 63.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 82.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 80.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 78.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/10/adobes-e-book-reader-sends-your-reading-logs-back-to-adobe-in-plain-text/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61551 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/10/06/adobe-spying-users-collecting-data-ebook-libraries/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://twitter.com/AdobeSecurity/statuses/519826275008282624 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97696 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/10/adobes-e-book-reader-sends-your-reading-logs-back-to-adobe-in-plain-text/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61551 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/10/06/adobe-spying-users-collecting-data-ebook-libraries/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://twitter.com/AdobeSecurity/statuses/519826275008282624 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97696 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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