FKIE_CVE-2007-5829

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-11-05 19:46 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
The Disk Mount scanner in Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh 9.x and 10.x, Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh 10.0 and 10.1, and Norton Internet Security for Macintosh 3.x, uses a directory with weak permissions (group writable), which allows local admin users to gain root privileges by replacing unspecified files, which are executed when a user with physical access inserts a disk and the "Show Progress During Mount Scans" option is enabled.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/40864
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27488Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.11.02.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1018889
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1018890
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26253
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3698Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38229
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/40864
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27488Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.11.02.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1018889
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1018890
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26253
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3698Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38229
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
symantec norton_antivirus 9.0
symantec norton_antivirus 9.0.1
symantec norton_antivirus 9.0.2
symantec norton_antivirus 9.0.3
symantec norton_antivirus 10.0
symantec norton_antivirus 10.1
symantec norton_internet_security 3.0
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  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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