CVE-2005-3591 in the critical feed json
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 attacke…
published 2005-11-16 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3590
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.4%
- EPSS 10.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/15334 patch
- sec-consult.com/226.html advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17430/ advisory
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-1331)
Exploit prediction
10.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-1331 Macromedia Flash Plugin 7.0.19.0 - 'action' Denial of Service dos, 2005-11-18
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15334 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- sec-consult.com http://www.sec-consult.com/226.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/15334
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
-
sec-consult.com
/226.html
exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17430/
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
microsoft.com
/technet/security/advisory/910550.mspx
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17738/
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17626/
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2005/2317
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
macromedia.com
/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb05-07.html
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17481/
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17437/
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=113140426614670&w=2
mailing-list
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/149
third-party-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/23022
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-3591
- NVD CVE-2005-3591
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