CVE-2016-0034

8.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: January 13, 2016 Modified: October 22, 2025

Description

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."

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034655

Source: secure@microsoft.com

Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-006

Source: secure@microsoft.com

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034655

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-006

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0034

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

8.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

47.1%

98th percentile

Exploitation Status

Actively Exploited

Remediation due: 2022-06-15

Affected Vendors

microsoft