CVE-2007-1226

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Published Mar 2, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, which allows local users to reconfigure Virex to skip scanning of arbitrary files.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virex:*:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-1223	McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 has weak permissions (0666) for /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, which allows local users to reconfigure Virex to skip scanning of arbitrary files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.367% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/33798
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://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Virex

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:50 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 2, 2007, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:50 PM
Reserved: Mar 2, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:37 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 2, 2007, 10:19 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:37 PM

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