CVE-2005-3901 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX by sending malformed RTMP data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-3901?
CVE-2005-3901 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX 1.0 and 1.5 does not sufficiently validate certain RTMP data, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (instability or crash), as demonstrated using an alpha release build of Flash Player 8.5 (build 133).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3901?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Macromedia Flash Communication Server.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3901?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-3901 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3901 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4xmg-fq3w-fh32.