Vulnerability Details CVE-2014-8068
Adobe Digital Editions (DE) 4 does not use encryption for transmission of data to adelogs.adobe.com, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network, as demonstrated by book-navigation information.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.005
EPSS Ranking 66.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/10/adobes-e-book-reader-sends-your-reading-logs-back-to-adobe-in-plain-text/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61551
- http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/10/06/adobe-spying-users-collecting-data-ebook-libraries/
- http://twitter.com/AdobeSecurity/statuses/519826275008282624
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97696
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/10/adobes-e-book-reader-sends-your-reading-logs-back-to-adobe-in-plain-text/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61551
- http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/10/06/adobe-spying-users-collecting-data-ebook-libraries/
- http://twitter.com/AdobeSecurity/statuses/519826275008282624
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97696
Products affected by CVE-2014-8068
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cpe:2.3:a:adobe:digital_editions:4.0