CVE-2006-0982
The on-access scanner for McAfee Virex 7.7 for Macintosh, in some circumstances, might not activate when malicious content is accessed from the web browser, and might not prevent the content from being saved, which allows remote attackers to bypass virus protection, as demonstrated using the EICAR test file.
Published
2006-03-03T11:02:00.000
Last Modified
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Status
Deferred
Source
[email protected]
Severity
CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector: NETWORK
- Access Complexity: LOW
- Authentication: NONE
- Confidentiality Impact: NONE
- Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
- Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
Weaknesses
-
Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
| Type |
Vendor |
Product |
Version/Range |
Vulnerable? |
| Application |
mcafee
|
virex
|
7.7 |
Yes
|
References