CVE-2013-3178
Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20513.0 does not properly initialize arrays, which allows...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2013-3178- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2013-3178- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-3116 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2013-3116- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vfmq-x353-h38g No score
Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20513.0 does not properly initialize arrays, which allows...
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."
- Record
GHSA-vfmq-x353-h38g- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-3178 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Silverlight, published July 10, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-052
securitytracker.com/id/1028755
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16892
us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-190A
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3178
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vfmq-x353-h38g