CVE-2008-5110 (GCVE-0-2008-5110)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-11-17 22:00
Modified
2024-08-07 10:40
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
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.
References
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