5.0med

CVE-2002-1625

Macromedia Flash Player 6 does not terminate connections when the user leaves the web page, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Macromedia Flash Player 6 does not terminate connections when the user leaves the web page, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth, resource, and CPU consumption) via the (1) loadMovie or (2) loadSound commands, which continue to execute until the browser is closed.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.02% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/4567 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/8925 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/128491 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • macromedia.com /v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=22796&Method=Full&Title=Macromedia%20Flash%20Player%206%20Stream · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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