OSVDB ID: 40864

Title: Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh Disk Mount Scanner Permission Weakness Local Privilege Escalation

Info

Disclosure

Nov 02, 2007

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Symantec has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1018889 1018890
CVE ID: 2007-5829 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 26253
Secunia Advisory ID: 27488
ISS X-Force ID: 38229
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-3698
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.11.02.html

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/40864