CRITICAL
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4263
Published Sep 26, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.57%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4263.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.5.1
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.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
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
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.57% 0.05567
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05567
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.57% (0.05567) | 92.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.57% (0.05567) | 91.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 1.97% (0.01971) | 82.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 30, 2025 | 6.52% (0.06520) | 90.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.37% (0.08373) | 91.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.76% (0.16756) | 91.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.37% (0.08373) | 91.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.65% (0.06654) | 90.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 11, 2025 | 7.05% (0.07049) | 94.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 4.17% (0.04174) | 92.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 2.99% (0.02988) | 90.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 2.94% (0.02940) | 90.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 88.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01752) | 86.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 30, 2023 | 1.01% (0.01006) | 81.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.84% (0.00841) | 79.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 84.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 65.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93179 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036793 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb16-28.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93179 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036793 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb16-28.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner adobe
Published Sep 26, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 23, 2016
Link CVE-2016-6980
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a