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CVE-2016-3367

StringBuilder in Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.50709.0 does not properly allocate memory for...

8.8 High

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."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

17.8%Down 15.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

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."

Record
CVE-2016-3367
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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."

Record
CVE-2016-3367
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4398 No score

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."

Record
EUVD-2016-4398
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-88qc-24w9-rxv7 8.8

StringBuilder in Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.50709.0 does not properly allocate memory for...

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."

Record
GHSA-88qc-24w9-rxv7
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-3367 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Silverlight, published September 14, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.8%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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