CVE-2006-6885

Macromedia Shockwave - Denial of Service via SwDir.dll ActiveX Control swURL Attribute

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-6885. PoCs published by shinnai.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a Denial of Service (DoS) in Macromedia Shockwave 10 by passing an excessively long string to the `swURL` property of the Shockwave ActiveX control, causing Internet Explorer to crash.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by shinnai · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3042

This exploit triggers a Denial of Service (DoS) in Macromedia Shockwave 10 by passing an excessively long string to the `swURL` property of the Shockwave ActiveX control, causing Internet Explorer to crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Macromedia Shockwave 10 (SwDir.dll) in Internet Explorer
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Internet Explorer with Shockwave ActiveX control enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31160
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3042
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22067

Scores

EPSS 0.0723
EPSS Percentile 93.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
macromedia/shockwave 10
Published Dec 31, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026