# CVE-2008-5110: Other in n/a

> Attackers can escape the chroot jail in syslog-ng if another vulnerability exists, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Nov 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5110, GHSA-423j-83rg-3cgc, openSUSE-SU-2024:11418-1

## What is CVE-2008-5110?

CVE-2008-5110 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5110?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `syslog-ng` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 3.33.2-1.2 |

Products: Oneidentity Syslog-Ng.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-5110?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-5110 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5110 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-8019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8019/): syslog-ng: Local privilege escalation from new to root in %post (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2022-38725](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38725/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-1200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1200/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-0343](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0343/): Misconfiguration in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2011-1951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1951/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-5110 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-5110 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5110 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5110/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5110/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5110
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5110
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5110

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5110/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.