CVE-2013-0074: Microsoft Silverlight Double Dereference Vulnerability

CVE-2013-0074 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.3 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-05-25

Microsoft Silverlight fails to properly validate pointers during HTML object rendering. This double dereference vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted Silverlight application.

Technologies: Microsoft Silverlight. Vendors: Microsoft.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2013-0074 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2013-0074 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 May 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2013-0074?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.3, published 25 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20125.0; Microsoft Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime before 5.1.20125.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2013-0074?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2013-0074 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2013-0074?
Check whether you run Microsoft Silverlight. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20125.0
  • Microsoft Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime before 5.1.20125.0

Timeline

  • 2013-03-12: advisory: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-022 published
  • 2022-05-25: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2022-05-25: exploited: Confirmed exploited in the wild per CISA KEV catalog entry

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