CVE-2015-6681 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player versions prior to 12.2.0.162, allowing for arbitrary code execution or denial of service. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network without authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 86/100 and mentions in security media indicate significant potential impact. Community discussion and media coverage suggest awareness of this flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.1.9.160CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.