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CVE-2008-5110

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5110 describes a vulnerability in syslog-ng versions prior to and including 2.0.9, where the software fails to call chdir after chroot, potentially allowing an attacker to escape the intended chroot jail. This flaw, however, is only exploitable when combined with another vulnerability. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical), it indicates a high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring medium attack complexity and no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oneidentity:syslog-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0220 is in the 38th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-5110Low

syslog-ng improper chroot

Nov 17, 2008

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
itrc.hp.com / service/cki/docDisplay.do
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/35748
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/40551
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200907-10.xml
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1796
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory