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CVE-2006-6885

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Macromedia Shockwave: 10

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22067
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31160
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3042
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22067
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31160
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3042

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