CVE-2005-4216 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Macromedia Flash Media Server administration service by sending a malformed request to port 1111.
- 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-2005-4216?
CVE-2005-4216 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Administration Service (FMSAdmin.exe) in Macromedia Flash Media Server 2.0 r1145 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed request with a single character to port 1111.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4216?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Macromedia Flash Media Server.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4216?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4216 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-2005-4216 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4216 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xfgp-cg34-v578.