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CVE-2007-2361

Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save & Recovery, LiveState Recovery, and BackupExec System Recovery before 20070426, when remote backups of restore points images are configured, uses weak permissions (world readable) for a configuration file with network share credentials, which allows local users to obtain the credentials by reading the file.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-2361 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from symantec, from symantec, from symantec and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2007, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2007-04-30T22:19:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	symantec	backupexec_system_recovery	6.5	Yes
Application	symantec	backupexec_system_recovery	6.52	Yes
Application	symantec	backupexec_system_recovery	6.52a	Yes
Application	symantec	backupexec_system_recovery	6.53	Yes
Application	symantec	livestate_recovery	6.0	Yes
Application	symantec	livestate_recovery	6.01	Yes
Application	symantec	livestate_recovery	6.02	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_ghost	10.0	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_ghost	10.0	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_ghost	10.0	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_ghost	10.01	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_save_and_recovery	1.01	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_save_and_recovery	1.01b	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_save_and_recovery	11.0	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_save_and_recovery	11.01	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_save_and_recovery	11.01b	Yes

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=520 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25013 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017971 ([email protected])
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.04.26.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1552 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33929 ([email protected])
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=520 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25013 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017971 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.04.26.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1552 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33929 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For symantec's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.