Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2006-6885 is a legacy browser plug-in issue in Macromedia Shockwave 10. A malicious webpage could crash Internet Explorer 7 through the Shockwave ActiveX control, causing denial of service rather than documented data theft or system takeover. Exposure is most likely limited to legacy Windows environments still using Internet Explorer 7 with Macromedia Shockwave 10 ActiveX enabled. Modern browsers and systems without this control are unlikely to be affected based on the supplied sources. Treat this as a legacy exposure cleanup item, not an emergency, unless critical business systems still depend on IE7 and Shockwave. The business risk is browser disruption from malicious content, with no sourced evidence of active exploitation. Mitigation focus: Inventory endpoints for Macromedia Shockwave 10 and SwDir.dll ActiveX usage.; Remove or disable Shockwave ActiveX where it is no longer required.; Restrict ActiveX execution for untrusted web content in legacy Internet Explorer environments..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- macromedia-swdir-dos(31160)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- 3042CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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