# CVE-2014-0494: Memory corruption in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via memory corruption in Adobe Digital Editions, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** 23 Jan 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qmc8-64g5-f6f8

## What is CVE-2014-0494?

CVE-2014-0494 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, published on 23 Jan 2014. 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 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.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0494?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Digital Editions.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0494?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-0494 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-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)
- [CVE-2018-12813](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12813/): Memory corruption in Adobe Digital Editions (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0494 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0494 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, published on 23 Jan 2014. 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2014-0494/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0494/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0494
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0494
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0494

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0494/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.