Macromedia Shockwave 6.0 Movie GetNextText privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Macromedia Shockwave 6.0. This impacts the function GetNextText of the component Movie Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-1999-1525. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Macromedia Shockwave 6.0. This affects the function GetNextText of the component Movie Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 03/14/1997 as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1525. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1585) and SecurityFocus (BID 6680†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: macromedia.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1525 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1525
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13869
X-Force: 1585 - Shockwave allows access to internal Web sites
SecurityFocus: 6680 - Macromedia Shockwave GETNETTEXT Local File Disclosure Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 01:10
Updated: 04/16/2026 17:41
Changes: 06/18/2014 01:10 (46), 05/18/2018 10:08 (8), 04/16/2026 17:41 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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