CVE-2008-3234

medium

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6094

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44037

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2008-3222

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30276

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-07-18

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N