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CVE-2006-6827: macromedia flash_player

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 01-01-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-6827 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in macromedia flash_player. EPSS estimates a 3.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.56%
0%100%
Low · +0.13 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 01-01-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Flash8b.ocx in Macromedia Flash 8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) via a long string in the Flash8b.AllowScriptAccess method.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.13 pp

From 3.43% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.56%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    Macromedia Flash 8 (Flash8b.ocx) Internet Explorer 7 - Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Macromedia1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links