Macromedia Flash Media Server 2.0 Administration Service fmsadmin.exe denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Macromedia Flash Media Server 2.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file fmsadmin.exe of the component Administration Service. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-4216. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Macromedia Flash Media Server 2.0 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the file fmsadmin.exe of the component Administration Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Administration Service (FMSAdmin.exe) in Macromedia Flash Media Server 2.0 r1145 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed request with a single character to port 1111.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2005. The weakness was published 12/07/2005 by Dr_insane (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-4216 since 12/14/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After 2 weeks, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20302 (Macromedia Flash Media Server Administration Service Crafted Packet Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Denial of Service and running in the context r.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 16091. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13820.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23563), Exploit-DB (1371), Tenable (20302), SecurityFocus (BID 15822†) and OSVDB (21764†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 20302
Nessus Name: Macromedia Flash Media Server Administration Service Crafted Packet Remote DoS
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Snort ID: 16091
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: macromedia.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Dr_insane
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-4216 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4216
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27465
X-Force: 23563
SecurityFocus: 15822 - Macromedia Flash Media Server 2 Administration Service Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 17978 - Macromedia Flash Media Server Administration Service Denial of Service, Less Critical
OSVDB: 21764 - Macromedia Flash Media Server Administration Service Crafted Packet Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1015346
Vulnerability Center: 10016 - Macromedia Flash Media Server Remote DoS via Malformed Request to Port 1111, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2865

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/12/2019 16:31
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (93), 06/12/2019 16:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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