CVE-2008-5110
highpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.022 · 82 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.9–9.3
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affected products (3)
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references (14)
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- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791enisa_euvd
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35748enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40551enisa_euvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796enisa_euvd
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791Issue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd
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