CVE-2007-1227

McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) 7.7 - Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

6.6

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

VShieldCheck en McAfee VirusScan para Mac (Virex) anterior a 7.7 patch 1 permite a usuarios locales cambiar los permisos de archivos de su elección mediante un ataque de enlace simbólico en /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, como ha sido demostrado enlazando simbólicamente al archivo crontab del usuario root para ejecutar comandos de su elección.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 6.6

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-02-28 First Exploit
2007-03-02 CVE Reserved
2007-03-02 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://osvdb.org/33797	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32729	Vdb Entry
https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3386	2007-02-28
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342	2024-08-07
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/24337	2018-10-16

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Virex Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virex"				<= 7.7 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virex" and version " <= 7.7"		mac		Affected
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Virex Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virex"				6.2 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Virex" and version "6.2"		mac		Affected