CVE-2016-9892 Weak cryptography in n/a
Attackers can spoof license servers via MITM due to improper certificate validation, potentially leading to remote code execution as root.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9892?
CVE-2016-9892 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9892?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Eset Endpoint Antivirus, Eset Endpoint Security.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9892?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9892 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-9892 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9892 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2024-0353 Local privilege escalation in Windows products
- CVE-2023-3160 Local privilege escalation in security products for Windows
- CVE-2021-37852 LPE in ESET products for Windows
- CVE-2023-5594 Improper following of a certificate's chain of trust in ESET security products
- CVE-2021-37851 Local Privilege Escalation in ESET product for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cqj-j486-jhq2.