Symantec Norton_internet_security 3.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Symantec Norton_internet_security 3.0. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-5829. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Norton_internet_security 3.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 11/05/2007 by William Carrel (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5829 since 11/05/2007. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38229), SecurityFocus (BID 26253†), OSVDB (40864†), Secunia (SA27488†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018889†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Highly functional

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: William Carrel
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39577
X-Force: 38229 - Symantec AntiVirus and Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh \
SecurityFocus: 26253 - Symantec AntiVirus For Macintosh Mount Scan Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 27488 - Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh Privilege Escalation Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 40864 - Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh Disk Mount Scanner Permission Weakness Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1018889
Vupen: ADV-2007-3698

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 09/11/2018 07:26
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (58), 09/11/2018 07:26 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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