CVE-2012-0176 Use after free in n/a

What is CVE-2012-0176?

CVE-2012-0176 is a critical use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Silverlight 4 before 4.1.10329 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving crafted XAML glyphs, aka "Silverlight Double-Free Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0176?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Silverlight.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0176?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2012-0176 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0176 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2016-0034 Microsoft Silverlight Runtime Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-0074 Microsoft Silverlight Double Dereference Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2013-3896 Microsoft Silverlight Information Disclosure Exploited Medium 5.5
• CVE-2015-6166 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2015-1715 Security feature bypass in n/a Critical 9.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-rqq5-gcp2-265q.