CVE-2013-3896: Microsoft Silverlight Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2013-3896 · Severity: critical · CVSS 5.5 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-05-25

Microsoft Silverlight fails to properly validate pointers when accessing Silverlight elements. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a crafted Silverlight application to obtain sensitive information from the memory of the affected system.

Technologies: Microsoft Silverlight. Vendors: Microsoft.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2013-3896 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2013-3896 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 May 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2013-3896?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 25 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20913.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2013-3896?
A patch was published on 2013-10-08: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-087 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2013-3896 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2013-3896?
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 5.1.20913.0

Timeline

  • 2013-10-09: disclosed: Initial CVE analysis date
  • 2022-05-25: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2013-10-08: patched: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-087 released

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