CVE-2007-1227 EXPLOIT
6.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.8% (pctl 55)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.78% — more likely to be exploited than 55% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-03-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mcafee | virex |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) 7.7 - Local Privilege Escalation | 2007-02-28 |
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
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