VulnerabilityModified
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…
MEDIUM 6.6EPSS 0.76%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.76%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.76% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- mcafee/virex
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/33797
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24337Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32729
- https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722
- http://osvdb.org/33797
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24337Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32729
- https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.