CVE-2007-1226
N/A
Published: March 2, 2007 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVirex
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/24337Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461485/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0777x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=518722&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=518722Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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