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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2008-11-17T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.230Z

Reserved: 2008-11-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5110

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-17T22:21:27.063

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:53:18.530

Link: CVE-2008-5110

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-5110 - Bugzilla