CVE-2007-5829

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-11-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

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 products

Symantec Norton Antivirus: 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.0.3, 10.0, 10.1
Symantec Norton Internet Security: 3.0

References

http://osvdb.org/40864
http://secunia.com/advisories/27488
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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38229
http://osvdb.org/40864
http://secunia.com/advisories/27488
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.11.02.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018889

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