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.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 00:27
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References | () http://osvdb.org/33797 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/24337 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342 - Exploit | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744 - Exploit | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707 - | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777 - | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32729 - | |
References | () https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722 - |
Information
Published : 2007-03-02 22:19
Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30
NVD link : CVE-2007-1227
Mitre link : CVE-2007-1227
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-1227
JSON object : View
Products Affected
mcafee
- virex
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls