SB2014050205 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in FreeBSD
Published: May 2, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014050205
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3001)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.