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CVE-2007-5829

Published: Nov 5, 2007

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.11.02.html

x_refsource_CONFIRM

vdb-entry

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symantec-av-mac-privilege-escalation(38229)

vdb-entry

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third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

vdb-entry

x_refsource_SECTRACK

vdb-entry

x_refsource_VUPEN

vdb-entry

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