Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-3791 - Remote Denial of Service vulnerability in Adobe Flash Media Server Resource Exhaustion

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
adobe
nessus

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Media Server (FMS) before 3.5.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via unknown vectors.

Nessus

NASL familyMisc.
NASL idADOBE_FMS_3_5_3.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running Adobe Flash Media Server, an application server for Flash-based applications. The version running on the remote host is earlier than version 3.0.5 or 3.5.3. Such versions are potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A resource exhaustion vulnerability can lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2009-3791) - A directory traversal vulnerability can lead to FMS loading arbitrary DLLs present on the server. (CVE-2009-3792)
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id43390
published2009-12-22
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/43390
titleAdobe Flash Media Server < 3.0.5 / 3.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-18)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(43390);
  script_version("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-3791", "CVE-2009-3792");
  script_bugtraq_id(37419, 37420);
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"37891");

  script_name(english:"Adobe Flash Media Server < 3.0.5 / 3.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB09-18)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of Adobe Flash Media Server");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis",value:
"The remote media server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description",value:
"The remote host is running Adobe Flash Media Server, an application
server for Flash-based applications. 

The version running on the remote host is earlier than version 3.0.5
or 3.5.3.  Such versions are potentially affected by the following
vulnerabilities :

  - A resource exhaustion vulnerability can lead to a denial
    of service. (CVE-2009-3791)

  - A directory traversal vulnerability can lead to FMS
    loading arbitrary DLLs present on the server.
    (CVE-2009-3792)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-18.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution",
    value:"Upgrade to Flash Media Server 3.0.5 / 3.5.3 or later."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(22);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/12/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/12/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/12/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:flash_media_server");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("adobe_fms_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/rtmp", 1111, 1935, 19350);
  script_require_keys("rtmp/adobe_fms");

  exit(0);
}

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");


port = get_kb_item_or_exit("Services/rtmp");
version = get_kb_item_or_exit("rtmp/" + port + "/adobe_fms/version");
source = get_kb_item_or_exit("rtmp/" + port + "/adobe_fms/version_source");

ver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE);
for (i=0;i<max_index(ver); i++)
  ver[i] = int(ver[i]);
  
if (
  ver[0] < 3 ||
  (
    ver[0] == 3 &&
    (
      (ver[1] == 0 && ver[2] < 5) ||
      (ver[1] == 5 && ver[2] < 3)
    )
  )
)
{
  if (report_verbosity)
  {
    report = 
      '\n' +
      'Version source : ' + source +
      '\n' +
      'Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n' +
      'Fixed version : 3.0.5 / 3.5.3\n';
    security_hole(port:port, extra:report);
  }
  else security_hole(port);
}
else exit(0, "The Adobe Flash Media Server version "+version+" on port "+port+" is not affected.");