CVE-2007-5829

The Disk Mount scanner in Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh 9.x and 10.x, Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh 10.0 and 10.1, and Norton Internet Security for Macintosh 3.x, uses a directory with weak permissions (group writable), which allows local admin users to gain root privileges by replacing unspecified files, which are executed when a user with physical access inserts a disk and the "Show Progress During Mount Scans" option is enabled.

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.0 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2007-11-05

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Norton Antivirus (Symantec)
• Norton Internet Security (Symantec)

References

• http://osvdb.org/40864
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27488
• http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.11.02.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1018889
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1018890
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26253
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3698
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38229