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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5110 · published 17 November 2008

CVE-2008-5110: Oneidentity syslog-ng vulnerability

Oneidentity · Syslog Ng

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.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.2% · top 18.3%
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
2.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35748 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35748 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5110), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.