### [CVE-2007-1227](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1227)
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### Description

VShieldCheck in McAfee VirusScan for Mac (Virex) before 7.7 patch 1 allow local users to change permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /Library/Application Support/Virex/VShieldExclude.txt, as demonstrated by symlinking to the root crontab file to execute arbitrary commands.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2342

#### Github
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