5.1
MEDIUM
CVE-1999-1525
Macromedia Shockwave Mailbox Exposure Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 14, 1997, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:31 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-1999-1525 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Macromedia shockwave_flash_plugin

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-1999-1525 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-1999-1525 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420670&w=2
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1585
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1586
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/460
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/static/1585.php [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/static/460.php [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/static/1586.php [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/460 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1586 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1585 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420670&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420670&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-1999-1525 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-1999-1525 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.28 }} -0.10%

score

0.64320

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability