CVE-2013-0074

microsoft silverlight

Published 13 Mar 2013 · updated 14 Aug 2026 · Analyzed

7.8 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 May 2022, with a remediation deadline of 15 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies. It has been used in ransomware campaigns.

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Description

Microsoft Silverlight 5, and 5 Developer Runtime, before 5.1.20125.0 does not properly validate pointers during HTML object rendering, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Silverlight application, aka "Silverlight Double Dereference Vulnerability."

References

www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-071A · Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-022 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16516 · Broken Link
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16565 · Broken Link
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0074 · US Government Resource