CISA KEV · Known exploitedHigh

CVE-2016-0034

Microsoft Silverlight

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."

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
58.5%
99.0% percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Published
2016.01.13
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV
Exploit probability58.5%
Technical severityCVSS 8.8

Vulnerability overview

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."

Affected product and versions

Product
Microsoft Silverlight
Affected versions
>= 5.0 < 5.1.41212.0
Fixed versions
5.1.41212.0

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
CISA required action

The impacted products are end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Due date: 2022.06.15
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Microsoft Silverlight and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-20
KEV added
2022.05.25
Ransomware use
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