CVE-2007-5829
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (24th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5799)
- Published
- November 5, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5799 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- symantec / norton antivirus
- symantec / norton antivirus
- symantec / norton antivirus
- symantec / norton antivirus
- symantec / norton antivirus
- symantec / norton antivirus
- symantec / norton internet security
References
- http://osvdb.org/40864
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27488(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.11.02.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018889
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018890
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26253
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3698(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38229
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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