CVE-2007-0752

Published: May 24, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Apple: Mac Os X, Mac Os X Server

Apple

2 products

Mac Os X

Mac Os X Server

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.4.8
Apple Mac Os X Server	Version 10.4.8

References (18)

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=537

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/25402

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/35144

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24144

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018124

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34503

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530