CVE-2007-1227 | BDVDB-2026-22640 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/33797
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707
- https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24337
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32729
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.