CVE-2014-3001 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published 2 May 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Attackers in a jail can bypass device restrictions due to missing default devfs rulesets, potentially escalating privileges.

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-2014-3001?

CVE-2014-3001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 2 May 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3001?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3001?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-3001 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-753g-xx9m-qqfw.