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Adobe.Flash.Media.Server.Resource.Exhaustion.DoS

Release Date

Dec 03, 2009

Severity

high

Impact

System Compromise: Remote attackers can run malicious code on the affected system.

Description

This indicates an attack attempt against a code-execution vulnerability in Adobe Flash Media Server (FMS).

The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handles a specially crafted RTMP command message which could lead to execution of arbitrary code on the server.

Affected Products

Flash Media Server 3.5.2 and earlier versions

Recommended Actions

Upgrade to the version 3.5.3, available from the vendor's web site:
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashmediaserver/downloads_updaters.html.

Coverage

IPS
VCM

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

CVE-2009-3791

Reference/s

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-18.html

Reference: VID-17992