CVE-2015-6166
Microsoft Silverlight Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.41105.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access) via unspecified open and close requests, aka "Microsoft Silverlight RCE Vulnerability."
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 9, 2015, 11:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2015-6166.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-6166 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034321 Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-129 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-129 [Patch, Vendor Advisory] Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-129 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 13, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034321 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 09, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-129 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-129 Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 09, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-6166 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-6166
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
20.54 }} 2.39%
score
0.95275
percentile