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.
Published: 2008-07-18
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 4.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3222 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.
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Debian Debian Linux
Openbsd Openssh
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:28:41.783Z

Reserved: 2008-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3234

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Status : Modified

Published: 2008-07-18T16:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3234

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