CVE-2007-0752 | BDVDB-2026-24340 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018124
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34503
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24144
- http://www.osvdb.org/35144
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=537
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.