CVE-2006-5330 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can modify HTTP headers and conduct request splitting via CRLF injection in ActionScript functions, requiring user interaction to view malicious content.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2006-5330?
CVE-2006-5330 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 17 Oct 2006. 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
CRLF injection vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player plugin 9.0.16 and earlier for Windows, 7.0.63 and earlier for Linux, 7.x before 7.0 r67 for Solaris, and before 9.0.28.0 for Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to modify HTTP headers of client requests and conduct HTTP Request Splitting attacks via CRLF sequences in arguments to the ActionScript functions (1) XML.addRequestHeader and (2) XML.contentType. NOTE: the flexibility of the attack varies depending on the type of web browser being used.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5330?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (2)
flash-plugin Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 | All versions | 0:7.0.69-1.el3 |
flash-plugin Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 0:7.0.69-1.el4 |
Products include Adobe Flash Player.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5330?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2006-5330 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5330 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q79c-rmvv-p2vj, RHSA-2007:0009.