CVE-2007-0752

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.23%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018124	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939	vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34503	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24144	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/35144	vdb entry
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=537	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0752?: CVE-2007-0752 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0752?: To fix CVE-2007-0752, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0752 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-0752 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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