Microsoft Silverlight SEoL

critical Nessus Plugin ID 58134

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Synopsis

An unsupported version of Microsoft Silverlight is installed on the remote host.

Description

According to its version, the installation of the Microsoft Silverlight on the remote host is no longer maintained by its vendor or provider.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it is likely to contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Microsoft Silverlight has been discontinued. Please refer to the vendor for support.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 58134

File Name: silverlight_unsupported.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/27/2012

Updated: 8/9/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable standard unsupported software score.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:silverlight

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Microsoft Silverlight

Reference Information

IAVA: 0001-A-0559

Detections

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