CVE-2008-5110

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.

Published: 2008-11-17 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5110 is rated Moderate Risk (64.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.09%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5110

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-28 0.96% 1.09% +0.13%
2 2025-03-30 1.43% 0.96% -0.47%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.43% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5110

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5110

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5110

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2008-5110 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (syslog-ng), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5110
gentoo low CVE-2008-5110: 1 GLSA(s) (200907-10), 1 atom(s) (app-admin/syslog-ng); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-5110
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5110
ubuntu low CVE-2008-5110 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (syslog-ng), 11 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 6, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5110

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5110

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oneidentity syslog-ng <= 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:oneidentity:syslog-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5110

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