Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-0824. PoCs published by B-r00t.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a symlink attack on Apple's Internet Connect.app to append arbitrary data to system files, enabling local privilege escalation by modifying files like '/etc/daily' to execute commands as root.
Description
PPPDialer for Mac OS X 10.2.8 through 10.3.5 allows local users to overwrite system files via a symlink attack on PPPDialer log files.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by B-r00t · textlocalosx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/367
This exploit leverages a symlink attack on Apple's Internet Connect.app to append arbitrary data to system files, enabling local privilege escalation by modifying files like '/etc/daily' to execute commands as root.
Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
Apple Internet Connect.app v1.3 on OSX Panther 10.3.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Local access to the system · Ability to create symlinks in /tmp
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17298
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011175
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_auscert
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=4363
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11139
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/7148
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-212.shtml
Scores
EPSS
0.0065
EPSS Percentile
46.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (7)
apple/mac_os_x
10.2.8
apple/mac_os_x
10.3
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.1
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.2
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.3
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.4
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.5
Published
Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026