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.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 9.3 Critical
- Status
- Modified - secalert@redhat.com
- Published
- 2008-11-17
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
Affected products
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35748
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
