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CVE-2004-2012

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 th…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
NielsProvos Systrace
Versions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
Vladimir KotalSystrace Port For Freebsd
Versions 2004-03-09, 2004-06-02
NetbsdNetbsd
Version 2.0

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