CVE-2006-6885 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.6% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.59% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| macromedia | shockwave |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Macromedia Shockwave 10 'SwDir.dll' Internet Explorer 7 - Denial of Service | 2006-12-29 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD