Macromedia Shockwave GETNETTEXT Local File Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:6680

Info

Macromedia Shockwave GETNETTEXT Local File Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6680
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-1999-1525
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 14 1997 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 08:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is creditied to David de Vitry.
Vulnerable: Macromedia Shockwave 5.0
Macromedia Shockwave 4.0
Macromedia Shockwave 3.0
Macromedia Shockwave 2.0
Macromedia Shockwave 1.0
Not Vulnerable: Macromedia Shockwave 6.0

Discussion

Macromedia Shockwave GETNETTEXT Local File Disclosure Vulnerability

Macromedia Shockwave is multimedia playback application. It lets you view interactive Web content from your Web browser.

A problem has been reported with Macromedia Shockwave prior to version 6 that allows malicious webpage developers to create a Shockwave movie that will disclose the contents of a users email.

Exploit / POC

Macromedia Shockwave GETNETTEXT Local File Disclosure Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

Macromedia Shockwave GETNETTEXT Local File Disclosure Vulnerability

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