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CVE-2013-3896: Microsoft Silverlight Information Disclosure Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2013-3896
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 access to Silverlight elements, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted Silverlight application.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: SilverlightInformation disclosure
What
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted Silverlight application.
Who is affected
Users of Microsoft Silverlight are at risk if they run untrusted applications.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and the severity of the information disclosure.
Action
Users should update to the latest version of Silverlight.

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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-2013-3896

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-2013-3896coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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