CVE-2004-2012

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2004-12-31 05:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 22:08 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.2 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2004-12-31 05:00 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 22:08 UTC

Exploit probability

0.9% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Niels Provos Systrace 1.1
• Niels Provos Systrace 1.2
• Niels Provos Systrace 1.3
• Niels Provos Systrace 1.4
• Niels Provos Systrace 1.5
• Vladimir Kotal Systrace Port For Freebsd 2004-03-09
• Vladimir Kotal Systrace Port For Freebsd 2004-06-02
• Netbsd 2.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.2

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

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