Macromedia Flash Player Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1016449
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1016449
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-3588
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Aug 7 2008
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Original Entry Date: Jul 7 2006
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Impact: Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes
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Version(s): 8.0.24.0
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Macromedia Flash. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can create a specially crafted compressed '.swf' file that, when loaded by the target user, will cause the target user's
Flash player (or browser) to crash.
The vendor was notified on November 28, 2005, without response.
Dejun Meng of Fortinet
Security Research team discovered this vulnerability.
The original advisory is available at:
http://www.fortinet.com/FortiGuardCenter/advisory/FG-2006-21.html
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Impact: A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
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Solution: The vendor silently fixed the vulnerability in version 9,0,16,0 (or possibly an earlier version).
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Vendor URL: www.adobe.com/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Not specified
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Underlying OS: Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 02:10:12 -0400
Subject: Denial of Service Vulnerability in Macromedia Flash Player
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http://www.fortinet.com/FortiGuardCenter/advisory/FG-2006-21.html
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