Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-1227

Potential exploit
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 2007-03-02 22:19:00
Updated 2018-10-16 16:37:22
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2007-1227

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1227

EPSS FAQ
0.11%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 26 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-1227

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.6
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
2.7
10.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2007-1227

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2007-1227

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