CVE-2007-1227
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 2, 2007
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 2, 2007
Description
VShieldCheck in McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 allow local users to change permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, as demonstrated by symlinking to the root crontab file to execute arbitrary commands.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 22744vdb-entry
- 20070227 [NETRAGARD-20070220 SECURITY ADVISORY] [McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) Local root exploit and Scan Bypass]mailing-list
- 33797vdb-entry
- 1017707vdb-entry
- https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722
- ADV-2007-0777vdb-entry
- 24337third-party-advisory
- 2342third-party-advisory
- mcafee-virex-library-privilege-escalation(32729)vdb-entry
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