CVE-2008-5110 (GCVE-0-2008-5110)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-17 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:40
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docI… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docI… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://secunia.com/advisories/35748 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2008-11-17 00:00
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