TI-2007-00161 Aliases CVE-2007-0166 GHSA-m26g-j89h-78px

The jail rc.d script in FreeBSD 5.3 up to 6.2 does not verify pathnames when writing to…

LOW 29Published 2007-01-11 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00415 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd::::::::	up to 6.2	Vulnerable	FreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:::::::*	5.3	Vulnerable	FreeBSD

cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0166
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m26g-j89h-78px

References

Exploit 1

FreeBSD-SA-07:01

Other 1

32726

TI-2011-04182 Buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0, MIT… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2007-03684 Integer overflow in print-bgp.c in the BGP dissector in tcpdump 3.9.6 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-05929 Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2003-00437 Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

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Sources

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