CVE-2007-0752

Published May 24, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-0749 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:26 PM
Reserved
Feb 5, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 24, 2007, 10:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:36 PM