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CVE-2016-0034Microsoft Silverlight Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

microsoft silverlight Published: (10 years ago)

Known exploited — Microsoft Silverlight Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 25.05.2022. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 15.06.2022.

Required action: The impacted products are end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0034

Description

Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.41212.0 mishandles negative offsets during decoding, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (object-header corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Silverlight Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
microsoft silverlight 5.0 – < 5.1.41212.0

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 5.0 < 5.1.41212.0