KLA10737 Code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Silverlight

Detect date:

01/12/2016

Severity:

High

Description:

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.

Affected products:

Microsoft Silverlight 5

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)

Original advisories:

CVE-2016-0034

Impacts:

ACE

Related products:

Microsoft Silverlight

Microsoft official advisories:

Exploitation:

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