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Macromedia.Flash.Media.Server.FMSAdmin.OneByte.DoS

Alias(es)

Macromedia.Flash.MediaServer.FMSAdmin.OneByte.Dos

Release Date

Aug 29, 2006

Severity

medium

Impact

Denial of Service

Description

The Administration Service (FMSAdmin.exe) in Macromedia Flash Media Server versions 1.5 and 2.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed request with a single character to port 1111.

Affected Products

Macromedia, Inc.: Macromedia Flash Media Server 1.5
Macromedia, Inc.: Macromedia Flash Media Server 2.0

Recommended Actions

Disable the Administrator Service on production systems and install the patch as soon as it is released.

Coverage

IPS
VCM

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

CVE-2005-4216

Reference/s

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15822 (BugTraq)

Reference: VID-13143