CVE-2004-0165

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15297

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9730

http://www.osvdb.org/6822

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/841742

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Feb/msg00000.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-03-15

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02148