Unscored severity · published May 24, 2007
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…
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CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.4.8 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X Server · Apple
10.4.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0752
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0752
docs.info.apple.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
Vendor Advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=537
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/35144
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24144
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