CVE-2007-0752
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.72% probability · 52th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=537Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
- http://www.osvdb.org/35144
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24144
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018124
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34503
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=537Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
- http://www.osvdb.org/35144
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24144
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018124
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34503
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.