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Critical
CVE-2008-5110
syslog-ng does not call chdir when it calls chroot, which...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35748
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 17th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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