CVE-2007-0166
The jail rc.d script in FreeBSD 5.3 up to 6.2 does not verify pathnames when writing to /var/log...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-0166- CVSS 2.0
- 6.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-0166- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-0170 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-0170- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m26g-j89h-78px No score
The jail rc.d script in FreeBSD 5.3 up to 6.2 does not verify pathnames when writing to /var/log...
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.
- Record
GHSA-m26g-j89h-78px- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-0166 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Freebsd, published January 11, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.