CVE-2007-5829 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2007-5829

The Disk Mount scanner in Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh 9.x...

Vulnerability Description

The 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

norton antivirus, norton internet security
Vulnerable Versions:
9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.0.3, 10.0, 10.1, 3.0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 5th, 2007
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.