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.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virex | Mcafee | * | 7.7 (including) |
| Virex | Mcafee | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |