CVE-2008-5110
First published: Mon Nov 17 2008(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Oneidentity Syslog-ng | <=2.0.9 |
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Reference Links
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35748
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
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- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
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- agent/tags
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/oneidentity
- canonical/oneidentity syslog-ng
- version/oneidentity syslog-ng/2.0.9