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    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.

    Published:May 24, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 24, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.00237
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X Server

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3985

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=537
    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=537
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High