VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-2981
Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.3 and earlier have an exploitable buffer over-read vulnerability.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.44%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.3 and earlier have an exploitable buffer over-read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.44% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- adobe/digital editions
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 3.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96195
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037816
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-05.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96195
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037816
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-05.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.