RULE(RULE ID:322309)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2019-07-05
Rule Name: Macromedia Shockwave SWDIR.SLL ActiveX Denial of Service (SRC) Vulnerability (CVE-2006-6885)
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Rule Protection Details
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.
Impact: An attacker can launch a denial of service attack by exploiting the vulnerability successfully.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Other Unix, Network Device, Mac OS, iOS, Android, Others
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:22067
ExploitDB:3042
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31160
Solutions
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.