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
Published Jul 26, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.2
- 5.2.1
- 5.2.1
- 5.2.1
- 5.3
- 5.3
- 5.3
- 5.3
- 5.4
- 5.4
- 5.4
- 5.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 29.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 29.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 25.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 30.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:17.devfs.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16145 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014536 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/18123 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14334 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21451 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:17.devfs.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16145 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014536 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/18123 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14334 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21451 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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