Description
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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2006-0985 | 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. |
References
| Link | Providers |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426348/100/0/threaded |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T16:56:14.463Z
Reserved: 2006-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2006-0982
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Status : Modified
Published: 2006-03-03T11:02:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2006-0982
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD