CVE-2004-0824

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Published Apr 14, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

PPPDialer for Mac OS X 10.2.8 through 10.3.5 allows local users to overwrite system files via a symlink attack on PPPDialer log files.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.5:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0822	PPPDialer for Mac OS X 10.2.8 through 10.3.5 allows local users to overwrite system files via a symlink attack on PPPDialer log files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.649% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011175
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=4363
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-212.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/7148
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11139
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17298

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:31 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 14, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:31 AM
Reserved: Aug 27, 2004, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

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