VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-8068
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.79%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.79%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.79% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- adobe/digital editions
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
References
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/10/adobes-e-book-reader-sends-your-reading-logs-back-to-adobe-in-plain-text/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61551
- http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/10/06/adobe-spying-users-collecting-data-ebook-libraries/Vendor Advisory
- http://twitter.com/AdobeSecurity/statuses/519826275008282624
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97696
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/10/adobes-e-book-reader-sends-your-reading-logs-back-to-adobe-in-plain-text/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61551
- http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/10/06/adobe-spying-users-collecting-data-ebook-libraries/Vendor Advisory
- http://twitter.com/AdobeSecurity/statuses/519826275008282624
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97696
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.