{"id":31817,"date":"2025-04-26T07:27:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T07:27:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-18T23:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T23:04:33","slug":"cve-2024-58250-privilege-mishandling-vulnerability-in-pppd-s-passprompt-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-58250-privilege-mishandling-vulnerability-in-pppd-s-passprompt-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2024-58250: Privilege Mishandling Vulnerability in pppd’s passprompt Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability in question, CVE-2024-58250, is a notable security flaw in the passprompt plugin found in the Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon (pppd) in versions of ppp before 2.5.2. This vulnerability could potentially affect a wide range of systems and devices that employ ppp for network protocol operations, primarily in UNIX-based systems. The issue at hand is crucial as it can lead to severe consequences such as full system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, warranting immediate attention and mitigation.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2024-58250
\nSeverity: Critical (9.3 CVSS Score)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: Low
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Full system compromise<\/a>, potential data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

ppp | versions before 2.5.2<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability is centered around the mishandling of privileges<\/a> in the passprompt plugin within pppd. An attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted requests or commands to a system<\/a> running the affected ppp versions. Since the passprompt plugin does not appropriately handle privileges, the attacker’s malicious commands could be executed<\/a> with higher privileges than intended. This can potentially lead to a full system compromise or data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability could be exploited. This code simulates a malicious payload sent to a vulnerable system<\/a>:<\/p>\n

$ pppd call malicious_script<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, `malicious_script` is a specially crafted script designed to exploit the privilege mishandling in the passprompt plugin<\/a>. When the script is called through pppd, it could execute commands with higher privileges, leading to unauthorized access<\/a> or data leakage.<\/p>\n
Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
As a mitigation measure, users are advised to apply the vendor patch to update ppp to version 2.5.2 or later, which resolves the vulnerability. In cases where immediate patching is not possible, employing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation to detect and prevent malicious activities exploiting this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overview The vulnerability in question, CVE-2024-58250, is a notable security flaw in the passprompt plugin found in the Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon (pppd) in versions of ppp before 2.5.2. This vulnerability could potentially affect a wide range of systems and devices that employ ppp for network protocol operations, primarily in UNIX-based systems. The issue at hand […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-31817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t