CVE-2007-5829

Published Nov 5, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.0 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5799 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.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:47 PM
Reserved
Nov 5, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 5, 2007, 7:46 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM