CVE-2007-2361
Status: ModifiedMedium (4.9)—
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.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- Base score: 4.9
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.34%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 26
- Score date: 10/5/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (4)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=520
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25013
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017971
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.04.26.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1552
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33929
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=520
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25013
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017971
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.04.26.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1552
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33929
Raw JSON (NVD)
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