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    CVE-2007-1227

    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.

    Published:Mar 2, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Mar 2, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.00123
    CVSS Score:6.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mcafee
    Product
    Virex

    Exploits

    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3386

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://osvdb.org/33797
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24337
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32729
    https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722
    http://osvdb.org/33797
    http://secunia.com/advisories/24337
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32729
    https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High