CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2008-5110

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.

9.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

References
Link Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35748 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 Broken Link
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:oneidentity:syslog-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2008-11-17 10:21

Updated : 2021-06-22 01:27

NVD link : CVE-2008-5110

Mitre link : CVE-2008-5110

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo