CVE-2008-3844
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.66 % · percentile 86 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Certain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5 packages for OpenSSH, as signed in August 2008 using a legitimate Red Hat GPG key, contain an externally introduced modification (Trojan Horse) that allows the package authors to have an unknown impact. NOTE: since the malicious packages were not distributed from any official Red Hat sources, the scope of this issue is restricted to users who may have obtained these packages through unofficial distribution points. As of 20080827, no unofficial distributions of this software are known.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-399.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/security/data/openssh-blacklist.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2821
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31575
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0855.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44747
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020730
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32241
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2008-3830
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2008-3844
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2008-AVI-428 — Vulnérabilités dans des mises à jour d'OpenSSH sous Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |