PT-2006-7482 · Microsoft+1 · Internet Explorer 7+1

Shinnai · Published 2006-12-31 · Updated 2017-10-19 · CVE-2006-6885

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Macromedia Shockwave version 10

Description: The issue is related to an ActiveX control in SwDir.dll, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an Internet Explorer 7 crash. This can be achieved by providing a long string in the swURL attribute.

Recommendations: For Macromedia Shockwave version 10, consider disabling the ActiveX control in SwDir.dll as a temporary workaround to prevent potential crashes. Restrict access to the swURL attribute to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6885

Affected Products

Internet Explorer 7

Macromedia Shockwave

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/3042 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6885 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/22067 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31160 · Note