CVE-2007-0752

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• Apple Mac OSX 10.4.8 - pppd Plugin Loading Privilege Escalation2007-05-25 · local · osx · Verified

Impact

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 products

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• 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