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CVE-2004-2012

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.85%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2004-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2004-2012
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.85%

Original NVD 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.