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CVE-2007-0752
Published: May 24, 2007
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1018124
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
ADV-2007-1939
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
APPLE-SA-2007-05-24
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
25402
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
macos-pppd-privilege-escalation(34503)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
24144
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
35144
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
20070524 Apple Computer Mac OS X pppd Plugin Loading Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_IDEFENSE
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