Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505791 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/17/3 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/75f2382e-b586-11dd-95f9-00e0815b8da8.html
Insight
The following package is affected: syslog-ng2
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.
Severity
Classification
-
CVE CVE-2008-5110 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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