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CVE-2007-0166

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.6 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score
0.4% (36th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2007-0170)
Published
January 11, 2007
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-0170 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • freebsd / freebsd
  • freebsd / freebsd

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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