CVE-2016-0034

Known Exploited

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."

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 50.07% Top 5%

KEV Since

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034655	broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-006	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0034?: CVE-2016-0034 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0034?: To fix CVE-2016-0034, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-0034 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is confirmed that CVE-2016-0034 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~50% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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