CVE-2016-9892

Published Mar 2, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-10681 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.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:07 AM
Reserved
Dec 7, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 2, 2017, 11:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM