DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5110

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5110
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5110.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5110
Upstream
Published
2008-11-17T22:21:27.063Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:12:32.333880Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / syslog-ng

Package

Name
syslog-ng
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/syslog-ng?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.9-4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5110.json"

Debian:12 / syslog-ng

Package

Name
syslog-ng
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/syslog-ng?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.9-4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5110.json"

Debian:13 / syslog-ng

Package

Name
syslog-ng
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/syslog-ng?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.9-4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5110.json"

Debian:14 / syslog-ng

Package

Name
syslog-ng
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/syslog-ng?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.9-4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5110.json"