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CVE-2008-3234

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 5.77% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-07-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. It affects Linux, Debian. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-3234
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
5.77%
Linux Debian

Original NVD 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.