CVE-2016-0034
Act now ● On CISA KEV — actively exploited used in ransomware
Actively exploited — on the CISA KEV list.
CVSS base
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
69.4%
99.3th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2022-05-25 · patch by 2022-06-15
Weakness / dates
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Published 2016-01-13 · modified 2026-08-14
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | R | Required |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2016-01-13 — Published (NVD)
- 2022-05-25 — Added to CISA KEV (actively exploited)
- 2022-06-15 — CISA patch-by deadline
- 2026-08-14 — Last modified (NVD)
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."
Affected
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034655
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-006
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034655
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-006
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0034