VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-5110

syslog-ng does not call chdir when it calls chroot, which might allow attackers to escape the intended jail.

HIGH 9.3EPSS 2.20%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 2.20% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: oneidentity/syslog-ng
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35748Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35748Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.