VulnerabilityModified
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 of service (bandwidth, resource, and CPU consumption) via the (1) loadMovie or (2) loadSound commands, which…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.02%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.02%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.02% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- macromedia/flash player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/128491Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=22796&Method=Full&Title=Macromedia%20Flash%20Player%206%20Streaming%20Issue&Cache=False
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4567
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8925
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/128491Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=22796&Method=Full&Title=Macromedia%20Flash%20Player%206%20Streaming%20Issue&Cache=False
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4567
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8925
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.