CVE-2016-4258
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 before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4256, CVE-2016-4257, CVE-2016-4259, CVE-2016-4260, CVE-2016-4261, and CVE-2016-4262.
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 versions prior to 4.5.2 contain a memory corruption vulnerability that can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution or cause a denial of service. The specific attack vector and vulnerable component are not detailed in available documentation.
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<= 4.5.1CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Check if Adobe Digital Editions is installedOn Windows, check for the presence of Adobe Digital Editions in the Start Menu, or look for the installation folder at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Digital Editions or C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Digital Editions. On Mac, check /Applications for Adobe Digital Editions.app.Affected if Adobe Digital Editions is found on the system
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Identify the installed version numberOpen Adobe Digital Editions and navigate to Help > About Adobe Digital Editions to display the version dialog. Alternatively, on Windows check the version property of the ADE.exe file in the installation directory, or look in the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\DigitalEditions for the version value.Affected if The displayed version is 4.5.1 or earlier, or the version cannot be determined but the product is present
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Compare version to affected rangeDocument the exact version number found and compare it against the affected range: any version 4.5.1 or lower is vulnerable. Versions 4.5.2 and later are not affected.Affected if The installed version is 4.5.1 or any earlier version (e.g., 4.5.0, 4.4.x, etc.)
The user is affected if Adobe Digital Editions version 4.5.1 or any earlier version is installed on their system.
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 · scopedUpgrade Adobe Digital Editions to version 4.5.2 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.2 or later
- 1. Open Adobe Digital Editions and navigate to Help > About Adobe Digital Editions to verify the current version
- 2. If version is 4.5.1 or earlier, download Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.2 or later from the official Adobe website (get.adobe.com/digitaleditions)
- 3. Close Adobe Digital Editions completely before upgrading
- 4. Run the installer for the new version and follow the on-screen prompts
- 5. After installation, verify the version by checking Help > About Adobe Digital Editions to confirm the fix is applied
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-4258 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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