Adobe Macromedia Flash OCX ActiveX movie parameter buffer overflow
| flash-activex-movie-bo (8993) |  High Risk |
Description:
The ActiveX Macromedia Flash Player plugin is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of the movie parameter. By embedding a malicious link to a Flash file with an overly long movie parameter within a Web page, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on a victim's system, once the victim visits the malicious page.
Platforms Affected:
- Macromedia, Flash Player 6.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Macromedia Flash Player for Internet Explorer (6.0.29.0 or later), available from the Macromedia Web Player Download Center. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- eEye Digital Security Advisory AD20020502, Macromedia Flash Activex Buffer overflow at http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20020502.html.
- Macromedia Flash Support Center TechNote #16297, Macromedia Flash Player 6 Buffer Overflow at http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/buf_ovflow_623.htm.
- Macromedia Web site, Macromedia Web Player Download Center at http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash.
- BID-4664: Macromedia Flash ActiveX Component Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0605: Buffer overflow in Flash OCX for Macromedia Flash 6 revision 23 (6,0,23,0) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long movie parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 5177: Macromedia Flash OCX Long Movie Parameter Overflow
Reported:
May 02, 2002
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