VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:17.devfs.asc
- 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
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:17.devfs.asc
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.