CVE-2008-3234 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.8% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.77% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-07-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| openbsd | openssh |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Debian OpenSSH - (Authenticated) Remote SELinux Privilege Escalation | 2008-07-17 |
References
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