CVE-2016-0034
Is CVE-2016-0034 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.
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public sources
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.
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baseline read
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Real — exploited in the wild
CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.
Based on CISA KEV
Confirm or dispute →CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.41212.0 mishandles negative offsets during decoding, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (object-header corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Silverlight Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
References
Published · Added to CISA KEV (2324 days after publication)
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timeline
- CISA SSVC assessment · exploitation: active
- Added to CISA KEV · confirmed exploited in the wild
- Published by NVD
- Added to VulnCheck KEV · reported exploited in the wild
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Microsoft Silverlight Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Microsoft Silverlight mishandles negative offsets during decoding, which allows attackers to execute remote code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS). Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-05-25) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. It is linked to known ransomware campaigns. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~69%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Required action for Microsoft Silverlight: The impacted products are end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-06-15. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.