CVE-2004-2012

7.2
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
0.85%
LOW RiskEPSS (57th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other

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.

Published: 12/31/2004
Modified: 6/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

7.2

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

0.85%LOW Exploitation Risk
57th percentile

This vulnerability has a 0.85% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 57% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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