MS11-078: Vulnerability in Microsoft Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2604930) (Mac OS X)

high Nessus Plugin ID 58094

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Synopsis

A multimedia application framework installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of Microsoft Silverlight installed on the remote host reportedly does not properly restrict inheritance within classes.

An attacker may be able to leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the affected system if a user on it can be tricked into viewing a specially crafted web page using a web browser that can run Silverlight applications.

Solution

Microsoft has released a patch for Silverlight 4.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 58094

File Name: macosx_ms11-078.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 2/22/2012

Updated: 7/14/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:silverlight

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, MacOSX/Silverlight/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/11/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1253

BID: 49999

MSFT: MS11-078

MSKB: 2617986

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