Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-3844
Certain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5 packages for OpenSSH, as signed in August 2008 using a legitimate Red Hat GPG key, contain an externally introduced modification (Trojan Horse) that allows the package authors to have an unknown impact. NOTE: since the malicious packages were not distributed from any official Red Hat sources, the scope of this issue is restricted to users who may have obtained these packages through unofficial distribution points. As of 20080827, no unofficial distributions of this software are known.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3844
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.40%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 85 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-3844
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-3844
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-3844
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http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-399.htm
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/security/data/openssh-blacklist.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2821
Broken Link
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44747
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0855.html
Not Applicable
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30794
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1020730
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
Products affected by CVE-2008-3844
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*