CVE-2007-5829

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5829
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-11-05 19:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 10.0 All macintosh All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 10.1 All macintosh All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0 All macintosh All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0.1 All macintosh All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0.2 All macintosh All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0.3 All macintosh All
Application Symantec Norton Internet Security 3.0 All macintosh All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Norton Anti-Virus for Macintosh Mount Scan Feature Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
osvdb.org/40864 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Symantec Anti Virus for Macintosh Mount Scan Feature Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Symantec AntiVirus For Macintosh Mount Scan Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Symantec Security Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityresponse.symantec.com
Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh Privilege Escalation Weakness - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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