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CVE-2004-2012
The systrace_exit function in the systrace utility for NetBSD-current and 2.0 before April 16, 2004, and certain FreeBSD ports, does not…
High7.2EPSS 0.85%
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- mitre
Description
The systrace_exit function in the systrace utility for NetBSD-current and 2.0 before April 16, 2004, and certain FreeBSD ports, does not verify the owner of the /dec/systrace connection before setting euid to 0, which allows local users to gain root privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.85% · top 42% 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: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20040510 Advisory 04/2004: Net(Free)BSD Systrace local root vulnerabilitiy (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 10320 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- systrace-gain-privileges(16110) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 11585 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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