CVE-2005-2218 describes a vulnerability in the device file system (devfs) of FreeBSD 5.x, where improper parameter checking during device node creation allows attackers to access hidden devices and bypass restrictions within jailed processes. This local vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:release_p14:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.