Format string vulnerability in Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daemon (pppd) 2.4.0 for Mac OS X 10.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary pppd process data, including PAP or CHAP authentication credentials, to gain privileges
Published Sep 1, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.81%
Description
Format string vulnerability in Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daemon (pppd) 2.4.0 for Mac OS X 10.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary pppd process data, including PAP or CHAP authentication credentials, to gain privileges.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.1
- 10.1.1
- 10.1.2
- 10.1.3
- 10.1.4
- 10.1.5
- 10.2
- 10.2.1
- 10.2.2
- 10.2.3
- 10.2.4
- 10.2.5
- 10.2.6
- 10.2.7
- 10.2.8
- 10.3
- 10.3.1
- 10.3.2
- 10.1
- 10.1.1
- 10.1.2
- 10.1.3
- 10.1.4
- 10.1.5
- 10.2
- 10.2.1
- 10.2.2
- 10.2.3
- 10.2.4
- 10.2.5
- 10.2.6
- 10.2.7
- 10.2.8
- 10.3
- 10.3.1
- 10.3.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.81% (0.03807) | 89.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.81% (0.03807) | 88.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03234) | 87.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.15% (0.02148) | 82.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.49% (0.04487) | 81.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.15% (0.02148) | 83.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.96% (0.04956) | 92.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.46% (0.03456) | 91.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 2.99% (0.02987) | 90.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.84% (0.03843) | 90.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Feb/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2004/a022304-1.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ATSTAKEExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/841742 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/6822 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9730 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15297 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Feb/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2004/a022304-1.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ATSTAKEExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/841742 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/6822 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9730 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15297 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.