CVE-2008-3234
sshd in OpenSSH 4 on Debian GNU/Linux, and the 20070303 OpenSSH snapshot, allows remote...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3234- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3234- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3222 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3222- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jjg8-59qg-5373 No score
sshd in OpenSSH 4 on Debian GNU/Linux, and the 20070303 OpenSSH snapshot, allows remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-jjg8-59qg-5373- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3234- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-3234 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3234- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
opensshDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:10.0p1-11:10.0p1-21:10.0p1-31:10.0p1-41:10.0p1-5 Show 45 moreShow less1:10.0p1-5~bpo12+21:10.0p1-61:10.0p1-71:10.0p1-7~bpo12+11:10.0p1-81:10.1p1-11:10.1p1-21:10.2p1-11:10.2p1-21:10.2p1-2~bpo13+11:10.2p1-31:10.2p1-41:10.2p1-51:10.2p1-61:10.2p1-6~bpo13+11:10.3p1-11:10.3p1-1~bpo13+11:10.3p1-21:10.3p1-31:10.3p1-41:10.3p1-51:10.3p1-71:10.3p1-81:10.3p1-91:10.4p1-11:10.4p1-21:10.4p1-31:10.4p1-41:10.4p1-51:10.5p1-11:10.6p1-11:9.2p1-21:9.2p1-2+deb12u11:9.2p1-2+deb12u101:9.2p1-2+deb12u21:9.2p1-2+deb12u31:9.2p1-2+deb12u41:9.2p1-2+deb12u51:9.2p1-2+deb12u61:9.2p1-2+deb12u71:9.2p1-2+deb12u81:9.2p1-2+deb12u91:9.3p1-11:9.3p1-1+loong641:9.3p2-1 |
None known |
opensshDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:10.0p1-71:10.0p1-7+deb13u11:10.0p1-7+deb13u21:10.0p1-7+deb13u31:10.0p1-7+deb13u4 Show 27 moreShow less1:10.0p1-81:10.1p1-11:10.1p1-21:10.2p1-11:10.2p1-21:10.2p1-2~bpo13+11:10.2p1-31:10.2p1-41:10.2p1-51:10.2p1-61:10.2p1-6~bpo13+11:10.3p1-11:10.3p1-1~bpo13+11:10.3p1-21:10.3p1-31:10.3p1-41:10.3p1-51:10.3p1-71:10.3p1-81:10.3p1-91:10.4p1-11:10.4p1-21:10.4p1-31:10.4p1-41:10.4p1-51:10.5p1-11:10.6p1-1 |
None known |
opensshDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:10.0p1-71:10.0p1-81:10.1p1-11:10.1p1-21:10.2p1-1 Show 23 moreShow less1:10.2p1-21:10.2p1-2~bpo13+11:10.2p1-31:10.2p1-41:10.2p1-51:10.2p1-61:10.2p1-6~bpo13+11:10.3p1-11:10.3p1-1~bpo13+11:10.3p1-21:10.3p1-31:10.3p1-41:10.3p1-51:10.3p1-71:10.3p1-81:10.3p1-91:10.4p1-11:10.4p1-21:10.4p1-31:10.4p1-41:10.4p1-51:10.5p1-11:10.6p1-1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Debian OpenSSH - (Authenticated) Remote SELinux Privilege Escalation | 2008-07-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3234 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Openbsd Openssh, published July 18, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.77%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
Left out here: 28 versions. The JSON record has them.