fkie_cve-2008-5110
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-11-17 22:21
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/35748Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/40551Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35748Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/40551Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
oneidentity syslog-ng *



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  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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