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CVE-2001-1565

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Point to Point Protocol daemon (pppd) in MacOS x 10.0 and 10.1 through 10.1.5 provides the username and password on the command line, which allows local users to obtain authentication information via the ps command.

Affected products

• macOS: 10.0, 10.1, 10.1.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, 10.1.4 (+1)

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7750.php
• http://www.macsecurity.org/pipermail/macsec/2001-December/000299.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3753
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7750.php
• http://www.macsecurity.org/pipermail/macsec/2001-December/000299.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3753

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