DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5110

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5110

    Published: 17 Nov 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-5110

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5110

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: syslog-ng

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/syslog-ng?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.0.9-4.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High