Microsoft Silverlight code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Silverlight 5.0.60401.0/5.0.60818.0/5.0.61118.0/5.1.10411.0/5.1.20125.0. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-3178. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Silverlight 5.0.60401.0/5.0.60818.0/5.0.61118.0/5.1.10411.0/5.1.20125.0 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20513.0 does not properly initialize arrays, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted Silverlight application, aka "Null Pointer Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 07/09/2013 by Vitaliy Toropov as MS13-052 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-3178 since 04/17/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67208 (MS13-052: Vulnerability in Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2861561) (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 90896 (Microsoft .NET Framework and Silverlight Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-052)).

Applying the patch MS13-052 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 13247.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (67208), OSVDB (94958†), Secunia (SA54025†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40408†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-9392, VDB-9393, VDB-9394 and VDB-9395. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 67208
Nessus Name: MS13-052: Vulnerability in Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2861561) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 902986
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Silverlight Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2861561)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-052
Researcher: Vitaliy Toropov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3178 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3178
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9396

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Secunia: 54025 - Microsoft .Net Framework / Silverlight Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 94958
SecurityTracker: 1028755
Vulnerability Center: 40408 - [MS13-052] Microsoft Silverlight 5 and Silverlight Developer Runtime 5 Remote Code Execution, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2013 14:45
Updated: 05/18/2021 08:11
Changes: 07/10/2013 14:45 (87), 05/05/2017 08:52 (2), 05/18/2021 08:10 (3), 05/18/2021 08:11 (1)
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