Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2007-5829
CVE-2007-5829
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
10cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:10.0:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:10.0:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:10.1:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.1:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.2:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.3:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:3.0:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 9.x, 10.x
- Range: 10.0, 10.1
- Range: 3.x
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- secunia.com/advisories/27488nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3698nvdVendor Advisory
- osvdb.org/40864nvd
- securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.11.02.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26253nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38229nvd
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