CVE-2005-2218

Published: Jul 26, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (21)

Products: Freebsd: Freebsd

Freebsd

1 product

Freebsd

Configuration A

21 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.0
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.0 alpha
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.0 release_p14
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.0 releng
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.1
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.1 alpha
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.1 release
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.1 release_p5
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.1 releng
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.2.1
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.2.1 release
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.2.1 releng
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.2
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.3
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.3 release
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.3 releng
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.3 stable
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.4
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.4 pre-release
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.4 release
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.4 releng