CVE-2007-5829 Information

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.

Reference

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