CVE-2013-3178

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."

Published: 2013-07-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-3178 is rated High Risk (66.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 32.07%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-3178

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 58.95% 32.07% -26.88%
2 2025-10-18 56.27% 58.95% +2.68%
3 2025-04-25 — 56.27% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-3178

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-3178

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-3178

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft silverlight 5.0.60401.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.0.60401.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft silverlight 5.0.60818.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.0.60818.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft silverlight 5.0.60818.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.0.60818.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft silverlight 5.0.61118.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.0.61118.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft silverlight 5.1.10411.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.1.10411.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft silverlight 5.1.20125.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.1.20125.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-3178

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