PT-1999-1759 · Macromedia · Macromedia Shockwave

Published 1999-03-11 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-1999-1526

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Macromedia Shockwave version 7

Description: The auto-update feature of the software transmits a user's password and hard disk information back to Macromedia.

Recommendations: For Macromedia Shockwave version 7, consider disabling the auto-update feature to prevent the transmission of sensitive user information until a fix is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1526

Affected Products

Macromedia Shockwave

References · 3

• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/12842 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1526 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1931 · Note