CVE-2008-3234 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated users can escalate privileges to arbitrary SELinux roles by manipulating the username field in OpenSSH on Debian systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-3234?
CVE-2008-3234 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenSSH, published on 18 Jul 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3234?
It affects 1 product.
Products include OpenSSH.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3234?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-3234 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3234 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in OpenSSH
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3234, GHSA-jjg8-59qg-5373.