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High
CVE-2004-2012
The systrace_exit function in the systrace utility for NetBSD-current and...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
Affected Vendor
niels
View all reports →Affected Software
provos systrace, systrace port for freebsd, netbsd
Vulnerable Versions:
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2004-03-09, 2004-06-02, 2.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 10th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.