CVE-2008-3234

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    CVE-2008-3234

    Published: 18 Jul 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30276, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44037, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6094

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High