KLA10737 Code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Silverlight

Improper strings handling was found in Microsoft Silverlight. By exploiting this vulnerability malicious users can execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely via a specially designed web content.

Technical details

This vulnerability can be triggered while Silverlight decodes strings using a malicious decoder that can return negative offsets that cause Silverlight to replace unsafe object headers with contents provided by an attacker.

Original advisories

CVE-2016-0034

Exploitation

Malware exists for this vulnerability. Usually such malware is classified as Exploit. More details.

Related products

Microsoft-Silverlight

CVE list

CVE-2016-0034 unknown

KB list

Solution

Install necessary updates from the KB section, that are listed in your Windows Update (Windows Update usually can be accessed from the Control Panel)

Impacts

• ACE

Arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of vulnerabilities with this impact can lead to executing by abuser any code or commands at vulnerable machine or process.

Affected Products

• Microsoft Silverlight 5