CVE-2007-0752

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-0752. PoCs published by qaaz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a privilege escalation vulnerability in Mac OS X's pppd plugin loading mechanism. It allows local users to gain elevated privileges by manipulating plugin loading paths.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by qaaz · textlocalosx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3985

This exploit targets a privilege escalation vulnerability in Mac OS X's pppd plugin loading mechanism. It allows local users to gain elevated privileges by manipulating plugin loading paths.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mac OS X <= 10.4.8
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018124
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34503
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24144
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/35144
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_idefense
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=537

Scores

EPSS 0.0072
EPSS Percentile 49.1%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.8
apple/mac_os_x_server 10.4.8
Published May 24, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026