CVE-2007-0752
highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The PPP daemon (pppd) in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 checks ownership of the stdin file descriptor to determine if the invoker has sufficient privileges, which allows local users to load arbitrary plugins and gain root privileges by bypassing this check.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-3985Apple Mac OSX 10.4.8 - pppd Plugin Loading Privilege Escalationfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530enisa_euvd
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=537enisa_euvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25402enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/35144enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24144enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018124enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939enisa_euvd
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