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 May 10, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.85%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.1
- 1.2
- 1.3
- 1.4
- 1.5
- 2004-03-09
- 2004-06-02
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00854) | 56.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00854) | 53.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 25.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2004-007.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108432258920570&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11585 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10320 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16110 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2004-007.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108432258920570&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11585 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10320 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16110 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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