CVE-2005-1399 Misconfiguration in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 6 May 2005 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Local attackers can read or modify hardware data via insecure default permissions on the /dev/iir device in FreeBSD.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2005-1399?

CVE-2005-1399 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 6 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FreeBSD 4.6 to 4.11 and 5.x to 5.4 uses insecure default permissions for the /dev/iir device, which allows local users to execute restricted ioctl calls to read or modify data on hardware that is controlled by the iir driver.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1399?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1399?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1399 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-1399 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1399 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-388r-hw74-wm79.