CVE-2008-5110

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-11-17 · updated 2026-06-16

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 products

OneIdentity Syslog-Ng: through 2.0.9

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
http://secunia.com/advisories/35748
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
http://secunia.com/advisories/35748
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml

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