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CVE-2004-2012 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
niels provos systrace
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:niels:provos_systrace:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:niels:provos_systrace:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:niels:provos_systrace:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:niels:provos_systrace:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:niels:provos_systrace:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vladimir kotal systrace port for freebsd
2004-03-09
2004-06-02

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vladimir_kotal:systrace_port_for_freebsd:2004-03-09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vladimir_kotal:systrace_port_for_freebsd:2004-06-02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
netbsd netbsd
2.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2004-2012
NVD Published Date:
Dec 31, 2004
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2004-2012 Details - Not Deferred