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CVE-2007-5829

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Published: Nov 5, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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6.0
Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 1.5 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (7)

2 products
Norton Antivirus
Norton Internet Security
Configuration A
7 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Symantec
Version 10.0
Version 10.1
Version 9.0.1
Version 9.0.2
Version 9.0.3
Version 9.0
Version 3.0

Related CWEs

References (16)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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