CVE-2005-3591
Macromedia Flash plugin (1) Flash.ocx 7.0.19.0 (Windows) and earlier and (2) libflashplayer.so before 7.0.25.0 (Unix) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via parameters to the…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.4%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Macromedia Flash plugin (1) Flash.ocx 7.0.19.0 (Windows) and earlier and (2) libflashplayer.so before 7.0.25.0 (Unix) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via parameters to the ActionDefineFunction ActionScript call in a SWF file, which causes an improper memory access condition, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2628.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 10.45% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 18 November 2005
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- macromedia/flash player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 10.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113140426614670&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17430/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17437/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17481/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17626/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17738/Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/149
- http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb05-07.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/910550.mspxVendor Advisory
- http://www.sec-consult.com/226.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15334Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2317Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23022
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113140426614670&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17430/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17437/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17481/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17626/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17738/Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/149
- http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb05-07.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/910550.mspxVendor Advisory
- http://www.sec-consult.com/226.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15334Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2317Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23022
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.