VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-2218
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-07-26
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.