CVE-2014-3001 — The device file system (aka devfs) in FreeBSD 10.0 before p2 does not load default rulesets when booting, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging a jailed device node process

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The device file system (aka devfs) in FreeBSD 10.0 before p2 does not load default rulesets when booting, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging a jailed device node process

Published May 2, 2014

5.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.02%

Description

The device file system (aka devfs) in FreeBSD 10.0 before p2 does not load default rulesets when booting, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging a jailed device node process.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.02% 0.01020

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01020

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 (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.02% (0.01020)	62.08th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.02% (0.01020)	58.74th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.29% (0.00288)	50.18th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.16% (0.00159)	53.79th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.16% (0.00161)	50.94th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.95% (0.00954)	36.37th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 2, 2022	0.95% (0.00954)	34.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.95% (0.00954)	32.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.95% (0.00954)	16.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (3)

http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:07.devfs.asc
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67158
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030171
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:07.devfs.asc		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67158		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030171		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published May 2, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Apr 25, 2014

Link CVE-2014-3001

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-3001

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-3001