CVE-2005-2218

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 26, 2005
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2005-2218: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix