CVE-2004-2012

Public Exploit

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.10%

Vendor Advisory NetBSD.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108432258920570&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10320	vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16110	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/11585	third party advisory
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2004-007.txt.asc	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2012?: CVE-2004-2012 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2012?: To fix CVE-2004-2012, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-2012 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2012 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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