CVE-2007-1226 Misconfiguration in n/a

Medium 4.1 Published 2 Mar 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can modify weakly protected configuration files to bypass virus scanning for arbitrary files in McAfee VirusScan for Mac.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-1226?

CVE-2007-1226 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1226?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mcafee Virex.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1226?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1226 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-1226 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1226 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6jcc-r8vf-m3f7.