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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-3525 · published 31 December 2005

CVE-2005-3525: Adobe shockwave player vulnerability

Adobe · Shockwave Player

Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control for the installer for Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player 10.1.0.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted large values for unspecified parameters.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 20% · top 2.7%
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control for the installer for Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player 10.1.0.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted large values for unspecified parameters.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19009 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/481
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015673
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/437212 US Government Resource
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/apsb06-02.html
http://www.osvdb.org/23461
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425900/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16791
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0716
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-002.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24914
http://secunia.com/advisories/19009 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/481
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015673
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/437212 US Government Resource
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/apsb06-02.html
http://www.osvdb.org/23461
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425900/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16791
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0716
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-002.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24914

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-3525), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.