CVE-2007-0166 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in the FreeBSD jail rc.d script, affecting versions 5.3 through 6.2. This flaw allows local root users within a jail to overwrite arbitrary files or mount/unmount files outside the jail by manipulating pathnames written to /var/log/console.log during jail startup or file system operations. With a CVSS score of 6.6, it presents a high severity risk due to its local attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.