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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.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":2.1,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N","level":"low","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.00362,"percentile":0.30183,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"published":"2004-10-04T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-10-21T15:47:29Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"rp-pppoe","fixed_in":["3.5-4"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"rp-pppoe","fixed_in":["3.5-4"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"rp-pppoe","fixed_in":["3.5-4"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:3.0","package":"rp-pppoe","fixed_in":["3.3-1.2"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"rp-pppoe","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.5-4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"rp-pppoe","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.5-4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"rp-pppoe","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.5-4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:3.0","package":"rp-pppoe","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.3-1.2"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"debian","product":"debian_linux"},{"vendor":"roaring_penguin","product":"pppoe"}],"references":[{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=110253341209450\u0026w=2","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11315","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory","advisory","fix"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17576","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-557","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_DEBIAN","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory","advisory","fix"]},{"url":"http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC1/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_152794__Updated_rp_pppoe_package_fixes_security_issue.html","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_FEDORA","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=110247119200510\u0026w=2","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_MANDRAKE","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0564"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-56r3-rhf9-5xfv"},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0564","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2004-0564","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.  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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.","status":"published","published":"2022-04-29T02:57:55Z","modified":"2023-01-30T05:02:44Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:46:42.642348Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2004-0564","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.  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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.","status":"published","published":"2004-12-23T05:00:00Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:35:51.834258Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:43:56.315348Z"},{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0564","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.","status":"published","published":"2004-12-23T05:00:00Z","modified":"2026-10-21T15:47:29.821587235Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:22.55978Z"},{"id":"DSA-557-1","title":"pppoe - missing privilegue dropping","status":"published","published":"2004-10-04T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-03-09T02:10:44.660473Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:17.892347Z"}]}}