CVE-2005-3591 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause crashes or execute arbitrary code via malicious SWF files in the Macromedia Flash browser plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-3591?
CVE-2005-3591 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Macromedia Flash plugin (1) Flash.ocx 7.0.19.0 (Windows) and earlier and (2) libflashplayer.so before 7.0.25.0 (Unix) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via parameters to the ActionDefineFunction ActionScript call in a SWF file, which causes an improper memory access condition, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2628.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3591?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Macromedia Flash Player.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3591?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3591 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2005-3591 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3591 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-97j6-6mvm-p2r4.