HIGH
FreeBSD: Input Validation Flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges
Published Dec 2, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.42%
Description
FreeBSD: Input Validation Flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges
Affected products
-
- Version 7.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version and 9.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.42% 0.00419
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00419
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 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 33.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 33.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 13.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0089.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56654 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027809 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-4576 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80321 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4576 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0089.html | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56654 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027809 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-4576 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80321 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4576 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Dec 2, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 21, 2012
Link CVE-2012-4576
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a