4.3

CVE-2006-6885: macromedia shockwave

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
Published 05-01-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-6885 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in macromedia shockwave. EPSS estimates a 7.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.88%
0%100%
Low · +0.29 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 05-01-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An ActiveX control in SwDir.dll in Macromedia Shockwave 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) via a long string in the swURL attribute.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

7.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.29 pp

From 7.59% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
7.88%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    Macromedia Shockwave 10 'SwDir.dll' 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