CVE-2005-3525

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 19.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control for the installer for Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player 10.1.0.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted large values for unspecified parameters.

Affected products

Adobe Shockwave Player: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 (+3)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19009
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/481
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015673
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/437212
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/apsb06-02.html
http://www.osvdb.org/23461
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425900/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16791
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0716
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-002.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24914
http://secunia.com/advisories/19009

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