CVEs / CVE-2013-3896
CVE-2013-3896: Microsoft Silverlight Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 25 May 2022
- medium 5.5 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 67.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Microsoft Silverlight does not properly validate pointers during access to Silverlight elements, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted Silverlight application.
Description
Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20913.0 does not properly validate pointers during access to Silverlight elements, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted Silverlight application, aka "Silverlight Vulnerability."
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 25 May 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 15 Jun 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 5.5 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NScored by NVD |
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References
- CVE-2013-3896 on NVD
- CVE-2013-3896 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-087 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19003 Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19055 Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3896 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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