Roaring Penguin pppoe (rp-ppoe), if installed or configured to run setuid root contrary to its design, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files
Published Nov 19, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
Roaring Penguin pppoe (rp-ppoe), if installed or configured to run setuid root contrary to its design, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files. NOTE: the developer has publicly disputed the claim that this is a vulnerability because pppoe "is NOT designed to run setuid-root." Therefore this identifier applies *only* to those configurations and installations under which pppoe is run setuid root despite the developer's warnings.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.0
- 3.3
- 3.5
Configuration 2
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 27.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 27.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 19.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110247119200510&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110253341209450&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-557 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC1/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_152794__Updated_rp_pppoe_package_fixes_security_issue.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11315 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17576 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110247119200510&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110253341209450&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-557 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC1/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_152794__Updated_rp_pppoe_package_fixes_security_issue.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11315 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17576 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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