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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…
High7.2EPSS 0.38%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 14334 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 18123 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- freebsd-devfs-gain-privileges(21451) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 16145 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1014536 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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