CVE-2013-0074 is a critical vulnerability affecting Microsoft Silverlight 5 and 5 Developer Runtime prior to version 5.1.20125.0. This flaw, dubbed "Silverlight Double Dereference Vulnerability," stems from improper pointer validation during HTML object rendering, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted Silverlight application. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is actively exploited, listed in CISA's KEV catalog with known ransomware campaign use, and has publicly available Metasploit modules, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage further highlight its notoriety and the need for immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0, < 5.1.20125.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.