CVE-2002-1625

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Published Mar 26, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Macromedia Flash Player 6 does not terminate connections when the user leaves the web page, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth, resource, and CPU consumption) via the (1) loadMovie or (2) loadSound commands, which continue to execute until the browser is closed.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1606	Macromedia Flash Player 6 does not terminate connections when the user leaves the web page, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth, resource, and CPU consumption) via the (1) loadMovie or (2) loadSound commands, which continue to execute until the browser is closed.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (2.018% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/128491
http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=22796&Method=Full&Title=Macromedia%20Flash%20Player%206%20Streaming%20Issue&Cache=False
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4567
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8925

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Macromedia Flash Player

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:34 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 26, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:34 AM
Reserved: Mar 26, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

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