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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2013-3896

mediumCVSS 3.1 5.5In CISA KEVEPSS 67%Published · n/a

The short answer

CVE-2013-3896 affects n/a n/a and is rated medium (CVSS 5.5). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.

What it is

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."

Severity

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since May 25, 2022

Federal due date Jun 15, 2022

EPSS, next 30 days

67%

Higher than 99% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

What CISA says to do

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

Affected products

n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2013-3896 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2013-3896 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-06-15.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3896?

CISA's required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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