# CVE-2002-1016: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass digital rights management restrictions in Adobe eBook Reader by manipulating local key data files to enable unauthorized copying, printing, or lending.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h7f8-j554-2gxj

## What is CVE-2002-1016?

CVE-2002-1016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, published on 31 Aug 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Adobe eBook Reader allows a user to bypass restrictions for copy, print, lend, and give operations by backing up key data files, performing the operations, and restoring the original data files.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1016?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Digital Editions.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1016?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1016 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1016 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1016 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Adobe eBook Reader 2.2 - File Restoration Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Digital Editions

- [CVE-2017-3088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3088/): Memory corruption in Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-0494](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0494/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-1377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1377/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-3760](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3760/): Command injection in Adobe Digital Editions (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7095/): Memory corruption in Adobe Digital Editions (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1016 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, published on 31 Aug 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1016 exists.

Affected product: Adobe Digital Editions. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1016/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1016/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1016
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1016
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1016

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