PT-2005-3147 · Freebsd · Freebsd

Published 2005-07-26 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2005-2218

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: FreeBSD versions 5.x

Description: The issue concerns the device file system (devfs) in FreeBSD, which fails to properly check parameters of the node type when creating a device node. This allows hidden devices to be accessed by attackers, enabling them to bypass restrictions on a jailed process.

Recommendations: For FreeBSD versions 5.x, update to a version that properly checks node type parameters during device node creation to prevent unauthorized access to hidden devices.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2218

Affected Products

Freebsd

References · 7

• ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:17.devfs.asc · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2218 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014536 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/14334 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16145 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21451 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/18123 · Note