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TI-2017-02193 Aliases CVE-2017-2973GHSA-fx3p-g9pr-9hgg

Memory corruption in Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.3 and earlier.

Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.3 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09307 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.3 and earlier.Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.3 and earlier.—No fix listedCNA
  • Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.3 and earlier. Vendor— Affected Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.3 and earlier. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:digital_editions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.5.3VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:digital_editions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2973
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fx3p-g9pr-9hgg

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2016-00862 Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-09188 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Digital Editions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-09187 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Digital Editions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-05015 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Digital Editions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-09197 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Digital Editions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-09196 Use after free in Adobe Digital Editions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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