CVE-2007-2361
Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save & Recovery, LiveState Recovery, and BackupExec System Recovery...
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.
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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.
- Record
CVE-2007-2361- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-2361- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-2356 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-2356- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mxhv-qqm4-rmgv No score
Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save & Recovery, LiveState Recovery, and BackupExec System Recovery...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mxhv-qqm4-rmgv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-2361 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Symantec Backupexec System Recovery, published April 30, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1017971
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1552
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=520
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33929
symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.04.26.html
secunia.com/advisories/25013
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2361
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mxhv-qqm4-rmgv