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CVE-2008-5110

Published: Nov 17, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 19.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

n/an/a
Gentoo LinuxGentoo Foundation Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
syslog-ngoneidentity
On-prem
Security Products / identity-access-mgmt
gentoo foundation inc.oss-projectUSOperating Systems
oneidentitycommercialSecurity Products

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
itrc.hp.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml
security.gentoo.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35748
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 17, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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