PT-2017-10383 · Eset · Eset Endpoint Antivirus+1

Jan Bee + 1 · Published 2017-03-02 · Updated 2017-03-16 · CVE-2016-9892

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ESET Endpoint Antivirus for macOS versions prior to 6.4.168.0 ESET Endpoint Security for macOS versions prior to 6.4.168.0

Description The issue concerns the esets daemon service, which fails to properly verify X.509 certificates from the edf.eset.com SSL server. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof the server and provide crafted responses to license activation requests using a self-signed certificate.

Recommendations For ESET Endpoint Antivirus for macOS versions prior to 6.4.168.0, update to version 6.4.168.0 or later. For ESET Endpoint Security for macOS versions prior to 6.4.168.0, update to version 6.4.168.0 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-9892

Affected Products

Eset Endpoint Antivirus

Eset Endpoint Security

References · 6

• 🔥 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Exploit
• http://support.eset.com/ca6333 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9892 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9892 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96462 · Note