CVE-2006-6885

high

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3042

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31160

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22067

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.07231