SB2016121308 - Two vulnerabilities in Adobe Digital Editions

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SB2016121308 - Two vulnerabilities in Adobe Digital Editions

Published: December 13, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016121308
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7889)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to unknown error when parsing specially crafted XML entities. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted XML file and obtain potentially sensitive information

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result information disclosure.


2) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7888)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information and cause denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to unknown error. A remote attacker can cause memory address leak.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result information disclosure and DoS attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References