CVE-2008-5110
N/A
Published: November 17, 2008 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSyslog Ng
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
syslog-ng does not call chdir when it calls chroot, which might allow attackers to escape the intended jail. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when a separate vulnerability is present. This flaw affects syslog-ng versions prior to and including 2.0.9.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2.0.9
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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