CVE-2007-1226

N/A Unknown

Published: March 02, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://osvdb.org/33798

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24337

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://osvdb.org/33798