CVE-1999-1525

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Published Sep 12, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Macromedia Shockwave before 6.0 allows a malicious webmaster to read a user's mail box and possibly access internal web servers via the GetNextText command on a Shockwave movie.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:shockwave_flash_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1506	Macromedia Shockwave before 6.0 allows a malicious webmaster to read a user's mail box and possibly access internal web servers via the GetNextText command on a Shockwave movie.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.151% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420670&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1585
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1586
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/460

History

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Subscriptions

Macromedia Shockwave Flash Plugin

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 12, 2001, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:18 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 14, 1997, 5:00 AM
Modified: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

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