Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-3234

Potential exploit
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.
Published 2008-07-18 16:41:00
Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2008-3234

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3234

EPSS FAQ
2.26%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 84 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-3234

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.5
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.0
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-3234

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-3234

  • Red Hat 2008-07-21
    Upon investigating this issue, the Red Hat Security Response Team has determined that this is not a vulnerability. The ability to specify a desired role when connecting to OpenSSH is a feature of how OpenSSH interacts with SELinux. Users can only assign themselves SELinux roles which they have permission to access. They cannot assign themselves arbitrary roles.

References for CVE-2008-3234

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