CVE-2016-6980 Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a di
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Check this codebase for CVE-2016-6980 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-6980 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, published on 26 Sep 2016.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6980 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-2016-6980/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6980/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6980?
CVE-2016-6980 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, published on 26 Sep 2016.
Official description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4263.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6980?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Digital Editions.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6980?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6980 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Digital Editions
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mw24-3x3m-jgj7.