ESET Cyber Security prior 6.8.300.0 on macOS Permission privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ESET Cyber Security on macOS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Permission. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-19792. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ESET Cyber Security on macOS. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A permissions issue in ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.300.0 for macOS allows a local attacker to escalate privileges by appending data to root-owned files.

The weakness was shared 03/03/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-19792 since 12/13/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 6.8.300.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entry VDB-150823 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cyber Security 6.8.300.0

Timelineinfo

12/13/2019 🔍
03/03/2020 +81 days 🔍
03/04/2020 +1 days 🔍
04/09/2024 +1497 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: danishcyberdefence.dk
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-19792 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-19792
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150824
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2020 09:34
Updated: 04/09/2024 09:50
Changes: 03/04/2020 09:34 (38), 03/04/2020 09:39 (11), 04/09/2024 09:49 (16), 04/09/2024 09:50 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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