CVE-2007-1227 (GCVE-0-2007-1227)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-03-02 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 12:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://osvdb.org/33797 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamick… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24337 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2007-02-27 00:00
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