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Macromedia Flash ActiveX Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA7545
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Release Date:
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2002-11-19
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Last Update:
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2002-11-22
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Macromedia Flash Player 6.x
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Description:
Macromedia Flash Player has been found vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack which causes the browser to crash, this can be performed by supplying a too long SW Remote parameter tag.
It has been discussed whether this is caused by a buffer overflow or not, in case it is in fact a buffer overflow it may be exploitable. Secunia will continue to monitor this issue and post more information if necessary.
Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, using the Network Software Inspector.
Solution:
Macromedia Flash Player 6 Beta isn't vulnerable.
You may however consider to disable ActiveX or uninstall Flash ActiveX plugin, if youhave installed Flash Player 6.
Flash Player 5 which ships with Internet Explorer is not vulnerable this issue.
Provided and/or discovered by:
LOM
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Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.
Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
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4 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. Macromedia Flash Player SWF File Handling Arbitrary Code Execution
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2. Macromedia Flash Player Predictable Data Location Weakness
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3. Macromedia Flash Player Potential Vulnerabilities
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4. MacroMedia FlashPlayer buffer overrun affects browsers too
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