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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22744
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017707
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/33798
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24337
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342
Scores
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
17.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
mcafee/virex
< 7.7
Published
Mar 02, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026