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CVE-2005-2218

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2005-07-26 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Freebsd Freebsd

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References