CVE-2005-2218

The device file system (devfs) in FreeBSD 5.x does not properly check parameters of the node type when creating a device node, which makes hidden devices available to attackers, who can then bypass restrictions on a jailed process.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2005-07-26

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Freebsd (Freebsd)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/16145
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014536
• http://www.osvdb.org/18123
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14334
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21451