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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apple Mac OSX - Panther Internet Connect Privilege Escalation EDB-367 · local · Jul 28, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- macosx-pppdialer-symlink(17298) vdb-entry
- 1011175 vdb-entry
- ESB-2004.0559 third-party-advisory
- 11139 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2004-09-07 vendor-advisory
- O-212 third-party-advisory government-resource