CVE-2006-0982 describes a vulnerability in McAfee Virex 7.7 for Macintosh where its on-access scanner might fail to activate when malicious content is accessed via a web browser, allowing the content to be saved without detection. This flaw has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, as it allows remote attackers to bypass virus protection with low attack complexity, potentially leading to integrity compromise. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virex:7.7:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.