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

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2016-0034
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 mishandles negative offsets during decoding, which allows attackers to execute remote code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS).

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: SilverlightRemote code executionDenial of service
What
The vulnerability allows attackers to execute remote code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) due to mishandling of negative offsets.
Who is affected
Users of Microsoft Silverlight are affected by this vulnerability.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and severity of the vulnerabilities.
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-2016-0034

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-2016-0034coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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