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.

CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

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 (hide)

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

Information

Published : 2008-11-17 14:21

Updated : 2021-06-22 06:27

NVD link : CVE-2008-5110

Mitre link : CVE-2008-5110

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Products Affected

oneidentity

syslog-ng

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