CSIRTS // UNIFIED SECURITY ADVISORY FEEDSYS ● ONLINE · POWERED BY INTELFUSIONS.COM

← Back to feed

CVE-2013-0074: Microsoft Silverlight Double Dereference Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2013-0074
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Microsoft Silverlight does not properly validate pointers during HTML object rendering, which allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted Silverlight application.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: SilverlightRemote code execution
What
Microsoft Silverlight does not properly validate pointers during HTML object rendering, allowing remote attackers to execute code via a crafted application.
Who is affected
Users of Microsoft Silverlight are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update Microsoft Silverlight to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.

⚡ Watch Silverlight

Get an email when a new Silverlight advisory drops — max one per day, one-click unsubscribe.

Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-05-25
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0074

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2013-0074coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

More from CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities