What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-3367?

CVE-2016-3367 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 19.7%.

Silverlight CVE-2016-3367

HIGH

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2016-09-14 secure@microsoft.com

RCE Buffer Overflow Microsoft Silverlight

8.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 14, 2016 - 10:59 cve.org

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

StringBuilder in Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.50709.0 does not properly allocate memory for string-insert and string-append operations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Silverlight Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

AnalysisAI

StringBuilder in Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.50709.0 does not properly allocate memory for string-insert and string-append operations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 19.7% and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. StringBuilder in Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.50709.0 does not properly allocate memory for string-insert and string-append operations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Silverlight Memory Corruption Vulnerability." Affected products include: Microsoft Silverlight. Version information: before 5.1.50709.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.