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CVE-2007-1226

McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt,…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 31%
Public exploits
0
none known

McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, which allows local users to reconfigure Virex to skip scanning of arbitrary files.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.1AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/22744 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1017707 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • knowledge.mcafee.com /SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthr · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/0777 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /33798 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/24337 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/2342 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred

Sources

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