CVE-2007-1227

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.

CVSS v2.0 6.6 MEDIUM

6.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 2.7 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/24337	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342	Exploit
http://osvdb.org/33797
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32729
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virex::-:mac:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virex:6.2:-:mac:::::*

Information

Published : 2007-03-02 14:19

Updated : 2018-10-16 09:37

NVD link : CVE-2007-1227

Mitre link : CVE-2007-1227

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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Products Affected

mcafee

virex

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