CVE-2007-0166

N/A Unknown
Published: January 11, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The jail rc.d script in FreeBSD 5.3 up to 6.2 does not verify pathnames when writing to /var/log/console.log during a jail start-up, or when file systems are mounted or unmounted, which allows local root users to overwrite arbitrary files, or mount/unmount files, outside of the jail via a symlink attack.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/32726
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23730
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:01.jail.asc
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017505
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22011
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://osvdb.org/32726
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23730
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:01.jail.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017505
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22011
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
16th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

freebsd