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CVE-2004-0165
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…
Medium5.0EPSS 3.8%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.8% · top 10.0% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- APPLE-SA-2004-02-23 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- macos-pppd-format-string(15297) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#841742 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 6822 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 9730 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- A022304-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ATSTAKEx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .