CVE-2005-2218

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14334
• http://www.osvdb.org/18123
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21451
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16145
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014536
• ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:17.devfs.asc

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14334
• http://www.osvdb.org/18123
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21451
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16145
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014536
• ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:17.devfs.asc

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