CVE-2005-3591 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.4% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 10.45% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-11-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| macromedia | flash player |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Macromedia Flash Plugin 7.0.19.0 - 'action' Denial of Service | 2005-11-18 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113140426614670&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17430/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17437/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17481/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17626/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17738/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/149
- http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb05-07.html
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/910550.mspx
- http://www.sec-consult.com/226.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15334
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2317
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23022
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113140426614670&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17430/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17437/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17481/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17626/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17738/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/149
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