Users using Silverlight are advised to immediately update their software to the latest version, as security companies are noticing an increase in the number of attacks exploiting old vulnerabilities..
Cisco issued an alert this week stating that Angler, an exploit kit, has been updated with exploits for Silverlight vulnerabilities, and is being used in a new wave of attacks.
According to Cisco Information Security researcher Levi Gundert , Angler relies on a malicious tactic called malvertising, which serves up malicious code injected into ads that appear on legitimate websites. The researcher says only older versions of Silverlight are vulnerable, so you should upgrade to the latest version immediately to be completely safe.
Security firm Trustwave also confirmed that attacks exploiting Silverlight vulnerabilities have increased recently.
The latest version of Silverlight is 5.1.30214.0 and was released by Microsoft on March 11th, as part of Patch Tuesday.
It is recommended that you update to this new version as soon as possible.
You can download Silverlight from here
Source: secnews.gr
