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CVE-2008-3234

Debian OpenSSH - (Authenticated) Remote SELinux Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

8.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

sshd in OpenSSH 4 on Debian GNU/Linux, and the 20070303 OpenSSH snapshot, allows remote authenticated users to obtain access to arbitrary SELinux roles by appending a :/ (colon slash) sequence, followed by the role name, to the username.

sshd en OpenSSH 4 sobre Debian GNU/Linux, y el OpenSSH Snapshot 20070303, permiten que usuarios remotos autenticados obtener acceso a roles de usuario SELinux arbitrarios añadiendo al nombre de usuario una secuencia :/ (dos puntos - barra), seguido por el nombre del rol de usuario que se desee.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-07-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-07-18 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-07 First Exploit
  • 2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Openbsd
Search vendor "Openbsd"
 Openssh
Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openssh"
 4.0
Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openssh" and version "4.0"
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Affected
in Debian
Search vendor "Debian"
 Debian Linux
Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"
*-
Safe