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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-3234

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.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 5.77%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.77%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
5.77% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
openbsd/openssh
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.