CVE-2002-1018
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe library feature for Adobe Content Server 3.0 does not verify if a customer has already checked out an eBook, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by checking out the same book multiple times.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAdobe Content Server 3.0 library feature lacks validation to determine whether a customer has already checked out a specific eBook. This allows an attacker to repeatedly check out the same book without restriction, consuming server resources with each checkout and eventually causing denial of service through resource exhaustion.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Adobe Content Server versionLocate the Adobe Content Server installation and check the version information, typically found in the server's About dialog, install directory metadata, or version fileAffected if The installed version is exactly Adobe Content Server 3.0
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Confirm checkout functionality is enabledCheck the server configuration to verify the eBook checkout module is active and operationalAffected if The checkout feature is enabled and accessible to users
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Inspect checkout database for duplicate entriesQuery the Content Server database for records where the same customer ID has multiple active checkout entries for the same eBook ISBN/identifierAffected if The database shows the same customer has checked out the same book multiple times without restriction
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Review server logs for repeated checkout eventsExamine the Adobe Content Server log files for repeated checkout operations on identical eBooks by the same customer within a short timeframeAffected if Logs show identical books being checked out repeatedly by the same customer without validation failures
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Check for resource exhaustion indicatorsMonitor server CPU, memory, and storage usage, and examine database size growth caused by unchecked checkout accumulationAffected if Server resources show abnormal consumption or database growth linked to excessive checkout operations
A system is affected if Adobe Content Server 3.0 is installed with checkout enabled and the same customer can repeatedly check out the same eBook without triggering a validation error, leading to duplicate checkout records and potential resource exhaustion.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement a check in the checkout logic to verify whether the requesting customer already has that particular eBook checked out before allowing the transaction to proceed.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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