CVE-2014-0494
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 · uneditedAdobe Digital Editions 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors.
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 Digital Editions 2.0.1 contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, leading to application crashes.
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= 2.0.1CVSS 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
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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Verify Adobe Digital Editions is installedCheck your system for the presence of Adobe Digital Editions. On Windows, look in Program Files or Program Files (x86). On Mac, check the Applications folder for 'Adobe Digital Editions.app'.Affected if The application is found on the system
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Determine the installed version numberOpen Adobe Digital Editions and navigate to Help > About Adobe Digital Editions, or right-click the executable and select Properties > Details to view the version. Alternatively, check the Windows registry or the application's manifest file.Affected if The version displayed is 2.0.1 exactly
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Confirm the application is used for opening digital contentCheck if the user regularly opens e-books, PDFs, or other digital publications using Adobe Digital Editions.Affected if The application is actively used to consume digital content
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Note any recent application crashesReview system event logs or crash reports for Adobe Digital Editions crashes, particularly when opening or processing digital publications.Affected if There are unexplained crashes of Adobe Digital Editions
You are affected if Adobe Digital Editions version 2.0.1 is installed and the application is used to open digital content, as the memory corruption vulnerability can trigger during normal processing of specially crafted files.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Adobe Digital Editions to the latest patched version to remediate the memory corruption vulnerability.
Adobe Digital Editions latest version (verify current fixed release at adobe.com)
- 1. Backup all current user data and preferences in Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1
- 2. Uninstall Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1 from the system
- 3. Download the latest version of Adobe Digital Editions from the official Adobe website (https://www.adobe.com/support/digital-editions/downloads.html)
- 4. Install the latest available version of Adobe Digital Editions
- 5. Verify the installed version matches the latest release and confirm the vulnerability is addressed
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-0494 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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