Microsoft Silverlight 5.0.60401.0/5.0.60818.0/5.0.61118.0 Application memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Silverlight 5.0.60401.0/5.0.60818.0/5.0.61118.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Application Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-0074. In addition, an exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Silverlight 5.0.60401.0/5.0.60818.0/5.0.61118.0 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Application Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Silverlight 5, and 5 Developer Runtime, before 5.1.20125.0 does not properly validate pointers during HTML object rendering, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Silverlight application, aka "Silverlight Double Dereference Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 03/12/2013 by James Forshaw with Context Information Security as MS13-022 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-0074 since 11/27/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/22/2026).

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65216 (MS13-022: Vulnerability in Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2814124) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90870 (Microsoft Silverlight Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS13-022)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 05/25/2022 with a due date of 06/15/2022:

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

Applying the patch 5.1.20125.0 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12944.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (82424), Exploit-DB (41702), Zero-Day.cz (281), Tenable (65216) and SecurityFocus (BID 58380†). Additional details are provided at scmagazine.com. See VDB-7954, VDB-7955, VDB-7956 and VDB-7957 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 65216
Nessus Name: MS13-022: Vulnerability in Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2814124) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 902954
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Silverlight Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2814124)
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MetaSploit ID: ms13_022_silverlight_script_object.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS12-022 Microsoft Silverlight ScriptObject Unsafe Memory Access
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-022
Researcher: James Forshaw
Organization: Context Information Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0074 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0074
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7963

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X-Force: 82424
SecurityFocus: 58380 - RETIRED: Microsoft March 2013 Advance Notification Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 52547 - Microsoft Silverlight HTML Object Rendering Double-Free Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 91147
SecurityTracker: 1028273 - Microsoft Silverlight Memory Pointer Dereference Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 38741 - [MS13-022] Microsoft Silverlight 5 on Mac and Windows Remote Code Execution - CVE-2013-0074, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2013 16:47
Updated: 04/22/2026 12:57
Changes: 03/13/2013 16:47 (97), 04/25/2017 22:55 (4), 05/06/2021 09:29 (2), 04/26/2024 14:04 (24), 06/28/2024 21:18 (12), 07/14/2024 11:18 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1), 12/28/2024 22:57 (2), 06/08/2025 00:13 (3), 04/22/2026 12:57 (11)
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