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CVE-2004-2012

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2004-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Niels Provos SystraceVladimir Kotal Systrace Port For FreebsdNetbsd Netbsd

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References