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CVE-2004-2012

NetBSD/FreeBSD Port Systrace 1.x - Exit Routine Access Validation Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2004-05-11 First Exploit
  • 2004-12-31 CVE Published
  • 2005-05-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Niels
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Provos Systrace
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1.1
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Affected
Niels
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Provos Systrace
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1.2
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Affected
Niels
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Provos Systrace
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1.3
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Affected
Niels
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Provos Systrace
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1.4
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Affected
Niels
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Provos Systrace
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1.5
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Affected
Vladimir Kotal
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Systrace Port For Freebsd
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2004-03-09
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Affected
Vladimir Kotal
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Systrace Port For Freebsd
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2004-06-02
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Netbsd
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Netbsd
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2.0
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Affected