The Disk Mount scanner in Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh 9.x and 10.x, Norton AntiVirus…
Priority LOW 27CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00309 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.1:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.2:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.2 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.3:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.3 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:10.0:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:10.1:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:3.0:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.1:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.2:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.2 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.3:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.3 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:10.0:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:10.1:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:3.0:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5829
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h32x-cwv5-64xp
References
More Symantec Norton Antivirus vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-02539 Stack-based buffer overflow in Symantec Antivirus 10.1 and Client Security 3.1 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2016-02020 The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-03091 Integer overflow in the TNEF unpacker in the AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2006-06237 Multiple buffer overflows in the SupportSoft (1) SmartIssue (tgctlsi.dll) and (2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2016-03092 The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2016-03090 The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
Sources
- CVE-2007-5829 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-5829 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h32x-cwv5-64xp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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