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CVE-2007-5941 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SWCtl.SWCtl ActiveX control in Adobe Shockwave allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and…

published 2007-11-14 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5911

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
32.3%
EPSS 32.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SWCtl.SWCtl ActiveX control in Adobe Shockwave allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the ShockwaveVersion method.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-4613)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

32.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-4613 Adobe Shockwave - 'ShockwaveVersion()' Stack Overflow (PoC) dos, 2007-11-08
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26388 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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