stap-server in SystemTap 1.1 does not properly restrict the value of the -B (aka BUILD) option, which allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via vectors associated with executing the make program, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4273.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0412 is rated Moderate Risk (57.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.69%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.21% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.49% | 1.69% | +1.21% |
| 2 | 2025-12-01 | 0.43% | 0.49% | +0.06% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.43% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2010-0412 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (systemtap), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0412 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0412 |
suse
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high | CVE-2010-0412 severity important: SUSE including 40 source package names (systemtap-2.5-1.55, systemtap-2.5-4.44, …), 49 product×package rows across 19 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15, … (19 product lines)): Fixed 49. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0412/ |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2010-0412 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (systemtap), 13 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): ignored 8, not-affected 3, DNE 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0412 |