Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Digital Editions for Windows, Macintosh, iOS and Android. This update resolves a critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution, seven memory corruption vulnerabilities rated important that could lead to disclosure of memory addresses and an XML external entity processing vulnerability rated critical that could lead to information disclosure.
| Product | Version | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Digital Editions | 4.5.4 and earlier versions | Windows, Macintosh, iOS and Android |
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version:
| Product | Version | Platform | Priority | Availability |
| Adobe Digital Editions | 4.5.6 | Windows | 2 | Download Page |
| Macintosh | 2 | Download Page | ||
| iOS | 2 | iTunes | ||
| Android | 2 | Playstore |
Note:
- Customers using Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.5 can download the update from the Adobe Digital Editions download page, or utilize the product’s update mechanism when prompted.
- For more information, please reference the release notes.
| Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity | CVE Numbers |
| Buffer Overflow | Remote code execution | Critical | CVE-2017-11274 |
| Memory Corruption | Memory address disclosure | Important | CVE-2017-3091, CVE-2017-11275, CVE-2017-11276, CVE-2017-11277, CVE-2017-11278, CVE-2017-11279, CVE-2017-11280 |
| XML External Entity Parsing | Information Disclosure | Critical | CVE-2017-11272 |
Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Steven Seeley of Source Incite (CVE-2017-11272)
- Steven Seeley of Source Incite working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2017-3091, CVE-2017-11274)
- Jaanus Kääp, Clarified Security (CVE-2017-11275, CVE-2017-11276, CVE-2017-11277, CVE-2017-11278, CVE-2017-11279)
- Riusksk of Tencent Security Platform Department (CVE-2017-11280)