CVE-2016-0954

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Published Mar 9, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 18.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:digital_editions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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.

Exploit prediction score: 18.3% (18.258% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84214
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035201
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb16-06.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39533/

History

Jul 11, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.16253}`	epss `{'score': 0.3366}`

Subscriptions

Adobe Digital Editions

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 10:38 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: adobe
Published: Mar 9, 2016, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 10:38 PM
Reserved: Dec 22, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 9, 2016, 11:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:38 AM

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