PT-2008-1108 · Balabit · Syslog-Ng

Josh Bressers · Published 2008-11-17 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2008-5110

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions syslog-ng versions prior to 2.1.3

Description The issue is related to syslog-ng not calling chdir when it calls chroot, which might allow attackers to escape the intended jail. However, this is only a vulnerability when a separate vulnerability is present. The flaw can lead to disruption of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information and can be exploited remotely.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.1.3, update to version 2.1.3 or later to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about additional mitigation measures for this vulnerability.

Fix

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-09368

CVE-2008-5110

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11418-1

Affected Products

Syslog-Ng

References · 14

• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5110 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5110 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11418-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5110 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5110 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-09368 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35748 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5110 · Note