CVE-2007-0166

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-0166
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerfreebsd
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-01-11 20:28:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 5.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:01.jail.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.freebsd.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
FreeBSD Jail RC.D Multiple Local Symbolic Link Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
FreeBSD jail rc.d Security Bypass Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
osvdb.org/32726 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - FreeBSD Kernel jail(2) Call Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges in Certain Cases af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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