CVE-2007-0166

Published Jan 11, 2007 freebsd

Overview

CVE-2007-0166 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting freebsd freebsd. It was published on January 11, 2007.

Technical Description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from freebsd. Update freebsd to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
freebsd	freebsd	0	Affected

References

Ref osvdb.org/32726 Ref secunia.com/advisories/23730 Ref security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:01.jail.asc Ref securitytracker.com/id?1017505 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/22011 Ref osvdb.org/32726 Ref secunia.com/advisories/23730 Ref security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:01.jail.asc Ref securitytracker.com/id?1017505 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/22011

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2007-0166?

CVE-2007-0166 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting freebsd freebsd. It was published on January 11, 2007.

How severe is CVE-2007-0166?

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