Is CVE-2008-3234 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3234 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3234?

CVE-2008-3234 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-3234

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 5.8%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 5.8% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-3222)
Published: July 18, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3222 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
openbsd / openssh

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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