CVE-2007-1227
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.6
Exploit probability—
ProductMcafee Virex
PublishedMar 2, 2007
First seenMar 2, 2007
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mcafee virex | v ≤ 7.7, 6.2 | — |
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