CVE-2007-1227

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744 vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://osvdb.org/33797 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707 vdb entry
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 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24337 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342 third party advisory exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32729 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1227?
CVE-2007-1227 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1227?
To fix CVE-2007-1227, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1227 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-1227 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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