FKIE_CVE-2005-2218

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-07-26 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:14
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:17.devfs.asc
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/16145
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1014536
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/18123
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14334
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21451
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:17.devfs.asc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/16145
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1014536
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/18123
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14334
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21451
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
freebsd freebsd 5.0
freebsd freebsd 5.0
freebsd freebsd 5.0
freebsd freebsd 5.0
freebsd freebsd 5.1
freebsd freebsd 5.1
freebsd freebsd 5.1
freebsd freebsd 5.1
freebsd freebsd 5.1
freebsd freebsd 5.2
freebsd freebsd 5.2.1
freebsd freebsd 5.2.1
freebsd freebsd 5.2.1
freebsd freebsd 5.3
freebsd freebsd 5.3
freebsd freebsd 5.3
freebsd freebsd 5.3
freebsd freebsd 5.4
freebsd freebsd 5.4
freebsd freebsd 5.4
freebsd freebsd 5.4
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:14:29.190",
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