CVE-2004-0564

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-12-23 · updated 2026-06-16

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

Debian Linux: 3.0
Roaring Penguin Pppoe: 3.0, 3.3, 3.5

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110247119200510&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110253341209450&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-557
http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC1/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_152794__Updated_rp_pppoe_package_fixes_security_issue.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11315
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17576
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110247119200510&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110253341209450&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-557
http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC1/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_152794__Updated_rp_pppoe_package_fixes_security_issue.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11315
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17576

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