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CVE-2016-9892

The esets_daemon service in ESET Endpoint Antivirus for macOS before 6.4.168.0 and Endpoint Security for macOS before 6.4.168.0 does not pr…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.9
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 77%
Public exploits
0
none known

The esets_daemon service in ESET Endpoint Antivirus for macOS before 6.4.168.0 and Endpoint Security for macOS before 6.4.168.0 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from the edf.eset.com SSL server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof this server and provide crafted responses to license activation requests via a self-signed certificate. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2016-0718 to execute arbitrary code remotely as root.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

References

  • support.eset.com /ca6333/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/96462 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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