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CVE-2007-5941

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 32.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2007-11-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SWCtl.SWCtl ActiveX control in Adobe Shockwave allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the ShockwaveVersion method.

Affected products

• Adobe Shockwave Player: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26388
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38359
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4613
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26388
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38359
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4613

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