# CVE-2005-3591: 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 attacker

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-11-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/17738/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17626/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2317
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15334
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113140426614670&w=2
- http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb05-07.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17481/
- http://www.sec-consult.com/226.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/149
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23022
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17430/
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/910550.mspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17437/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1331

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