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Adobe plugs hole in Flash Media Server

By | May 1, 2009, 5:21am PDT

Summary: Adobe has shipped a Flash Media Server patch to fix a vulnerability that allowed attackers to execute remote procedures in Flash Media Interactive Server or Flash Media Streaming Server. The update is available for Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 3.5.1, Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server 3.5.1 and earlier.  It is rated “important” and affects both [...]

Adobe has shipped a Flash Media Server patch to fix a vulnerability that allowed attackers to execute remote procedures in Flash Media Interactive Server or Flash Media Streaming Server.

The update is available for Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 3.5.1, Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server 3.5.1 and earlier.  It is rated “important” and affects both Windows and Linux platforms.

The skinny:

  • CVE-2009-1365: A potential vulnerability has been identified in Flash Media Server 3.5.1 and earlier that could allow an attacker to execute remote procedures in Flash Media Interactive Server or Flash Media Streaming Server. This update resolves a RPC (remote procedure call) execution issue that could potentially allow an attacker to execute remote procedures within a server side ActionScript file running on Flash Media Server.

To verify the Adobe Flash Media Server version, launch the Flash Media Server Administration console, click the Manage Servers > License tab, and note the release version.

Adobe recommends users update to the most current version of Flash Media Server (3.5.2 or 3.0.4 or greater).

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Ryan Naraine

Ryan Naraine is a journalist and social media enthusiast specializing in Internet and computer security issues. He is currently security evangelist at Kaspersky Lab, an anti-malware company with operations around the globe. He is taking a leadership role in developing the company's online community initiative around secure content management technologies.

Prior to joining Kaspersky Lab, Ryan was Editor-at-Large/Security at eWEEK, leading the magazine's and Web site's coverage of Internet and computer security issues and managing the popular SecurityWatch blog, covering the daily threats, vulnerabilities and IT security technologies. He also covered IT security, hacker attacks and secure content management topics for Jupiter Media's internetnetnews.com.

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RE: Adobe plugs hole in Flash Media Server
birumut Updated - 2nd May 2011
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