CVE-2013-0074
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
Microsoft Silverlight 5, and 5 Developer Runtime, before 5.1.20125.0 does not properly validate pointers during HTML object rendering, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Silverlight application, aka "Silverlight Double Dereference Vulnerability."
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
Microsoft Silverlight Double Dereference Vulnerability
Microsoft Silverlight does not properly validate pointers during HTML object rendering, which allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted Silverlight application.
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Remediation due: 2022-06-15
Associated with ransomware campaigns
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-071A
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-022
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16516
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16565
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0074
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