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CVE-2005-3591
UNKNOWN

CVE-2005-3591

Published Nov 16, 2005 · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Severity · CVSSUNKNOWN · 7.5
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood10.45%
QFinch risk score30 / 100

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Macromedia Flash plugin (1) Flash.ocx 7.0.19.0 (Windows) and earlier and (2) libflashplayer.so before 7.0.25.0 (Unix) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via parameters to the ActionDefineFunction ActionScript call in a SWF file, which causes an improper memory access condition, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2628.

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QFinch assessment

Macromedia Flash plugin (1) Flash.ocx 7.0.19.0 (Windows) and earlier and (2) libflashplayer.so before 7.0.25.0 (Unix) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via parameters to the ActionDefineFunction ActionScript call in a SWF file, which causes an improper memory access condition, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2628.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVENVDEPSSEXPLOITDB
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
30%
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. 17738 ↗
  2. 17626 ↗
  3. ADV-2005-2317 ↗
  4. 15334 ↗
  5. 20051107 SEC Consult SA-20051107-1 :: Macromedia Flash Player ActionDefineFunction ↗
  6. www.macromedia.com ↗
  7. 17481 ↗
  8. www.sec-consult.com ↗
  9. 149 ↗
  10. flash-actiondefinefunction-doaction-bo(23022) ↗
  11. 17430 ↗
  12. Q910550 ↗

Record history

Published Nov 16, 2005 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026