CVE-2003-1017

Summary

CVECVE-2003-1017
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-01-05 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMacromedia Flash Player before 7,0,19,0 stores a Flash data file in a predictable location that is accessible to web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Opera, which allows remote attackers to read restricted files via vulnerabilities in web browsers whose exploits rely on predictable names.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Macromedia Director 5.0 All All All
Application Macromedia Flash Player 4.0_r12 All All All
Application Macromedia Flash Player 5.0 All All All
Application Macromedia Flash Player 5.0_r50 All All All
Application Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 All All All
Application Macromedia Flash Player 6.0.29.0 All All All
Application Macromedia Flash Player 6.0.40.0 All All All
Application Macromedia Flash Player 6.0.47.0 All All All
Application Macromedia Flash Player 6.0.65.0 All All All
Application Macromedia Flash Player 6.0.79.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Macromedia - MPSB03-08 Update to Flash Player Addressing Local Shared Object Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.macromedia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Macromedia Flash Player Flash Cookie Predictable File Location Weakness af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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