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Microsoft Silverlight Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (3182373) (MAC OS X)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Mac OS X Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

7 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS16-109.

Insight

Insight

The flaw exists due when Microsoft Silverlight improperly allows applications to access objects in memory.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Microsoft Silverlight version 5 on MAC OS X.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Gets the vulnerable file version and checks if the appropriate patch is applied or not.

Solution

Solution

The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)