Bulletin ID
Security Updates Available for Adobe Digital Editions | APSB18-27
|  | Date Published | Priority | 
|---|---|---|
| APSB18-27 | October 09, 2018 | 3 | 
Summary
Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Digital Editions. This update resolves critical vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Affected product versions
| Product | Version | Platform | 
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Digital Edition | 4.5.8 and below | Windows, Macintosh and iOS | 
Solution
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 | 4.5.9 | Windows | 3 | Download Page | 
| Macintosh | 3 | Download Page | ||
| iOS | 3 | iTunes | 
- Customers 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 details
| Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity | CVE Numbers | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Heap overflow | Arbitrary Code Execution | Critical | CVE-2018-12813 CVE-2018-12814 CVE-2018-12823 | 
| Out of bounds read | Information Disclosure | Important | CVE-2018-12816 CVE-2018-12818 CVE-2018-12819 CVE-2018-12820 CVE-2018-12821 | 
| Use after free | Arbitrary Code Execution | Critical | CVE-2018-12822 | 
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank Jaanus Kääp of Clarified Security for reporting these issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers.  
Revisions
October 10, 2018: Updated the CVE number from CVE-2018-12815 to CVE-2018-12823.