Macromedia Flash Player 6 does not terminate connections when the user leaves the web…
Priority LOW 27Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02018 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Macromedia |
- cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Macromedia
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1625
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6p7-cw22-m74f
References
More Macromedia Flash Player vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-03479 Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.289.0 and 10.x before 10.1.102.64 on Windows, Mac OS X… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2010-02079 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-03603 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2010-02097 Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2010-02100 Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64, and Adobe AIR before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2010-02098 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2002-1625 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1625 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j6p7-cw22-m74f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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