Vulnerability identifier: #VU8202

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 8.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0217

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploits in database: 4

• June 17, 2021
  • FreeBSD - Intel SYSRET Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) [Exploit-DB]
• March 18, 2020
  • FreeBSD 9.0 - Intel SYSRET Kernel Privilege Escalation [Exploit-DB]
  • Microsoft Windows Kernel - Intel x64 SYSRET (MS12-042) (PoC) [Exploit-DB]
  • FreeBSD Intel SYSRET Privilege Escalation [Metasploit]

Impact: Code execution

Vulnerable software:
NetBSD
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: NetBSD Foundation, Inc