CVE-2002-1625

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Macromedia Flash Player 6 does not terminate connections when the user leaves the web page, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth, resource, and CPU consumption) via the (1) loadMovie or (2) loadSound commands, which continue to execute until the browser is closed.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/128491
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=22796&Method=Full&Title=Macromedia%20Flash%20Player%206%20Streaming%20Issue&Cache=False
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4567
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8925
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/128491
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=22796&Method=Full&Title=Macromedia%20Flash%20Player%206%20Streaming%20Issue&Cache=False
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4567
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8925
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
13.2%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

macromedia