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…

published July 26, 2005

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00375 · 30.0th percentile
Published
2005-07-26T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JUL 04:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5