Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-6166
Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.41105.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access) via unspecified open and close requests, aka "Microsoft Silverlight RCE Vulnerability."
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2015-6166
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-6166
66.67%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 98 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-6166
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-6166
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-6166
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034321
Microsoft Silverlight Flaws Let Remote Users Obtain Sensitive Information and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-129
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-129 - Critical | Microsoft Docs
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