CVE-2016-0034

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-0034
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-13 05:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-12 22:10:00 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft 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."

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.528040000 probability, percentile 0.979260000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-05-25; due 2022-06-15; ransomware use Known

Problem Types: CWE-20

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductSilverlight
NameMicrosoft Silverlight Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionThe impacted products are end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0034

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Silverlight 5.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Silverlight 5.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-006 - Critical | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
Microsoft Silverlight String Decoding Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev
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