CVE-2008-5110
Syslog-ng Chroot Escalation
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 17, 2008, 10:21 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:53 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791 Added Reference http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 Added Reference http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35748 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 22, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791 Third Party Advisory http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 Permissions Required http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-264 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oneidentity:syslog-ng:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:oneidentity:syslog-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.9 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 13, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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. 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. -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 19, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791 No Types Assigned http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 No Types Assigned http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35748 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/35748 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 Permissions Required Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:balabit:syslog-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:oneidentity:syslog-ng:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 18, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-5110 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.21 }} 0.00%
score
0.57229
percentile