syslog-ng improper chroot
Published Nov 17, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.19%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.0.9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02192) | 81.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.18% (0.02182) | 79.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.88% (0.00881) | 73.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 59.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 59.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 57.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35748 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5110 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=471984 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5110
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5110
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35748 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5110 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=471984 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5110 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5110 |
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