6.5

CVE-2008-3234: openbsd openssh

CVSS: 6.5v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-3234
Published 18-07-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3234 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in openbsd openssh. EPSS estimates a 5.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
37/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.77%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 18-07-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.77%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.77% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
5.77%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    Debian OpenSSH - (Authenticated) Remote SELinux Privilege Escalation

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • opensshAll versions (No fix recorded)
Openbsd1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links