Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-3844 | First vendor Publication | 2008-08-27 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3844 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21987 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21987 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2008:0855: openssh security update (Critical) | ||
| 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2008:0855-01 CVE-2007-4752 CVE-2008-3844 | Version: | 13 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | openssh |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29192 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29192 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2008:0855 -- openssh security update (Critical) | ||
| Description: | Updated openssh packages are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 Extended Update Support. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2008:0855 CESA-2008:0855-CentOS 5 CVE-2007-4752 CVE-2008-3844 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 | Product(s): | openssh |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for openssh RHSA-2008:0855-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0855-01_openssh.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 47635 | OpenSSH Packages on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compromised Distribution |
Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-08-28 | IAVM : 2008-T-0046 - Red Hat OpenSSH Vulnerability Severity : Category II - VMSKEY : V0017144 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0855.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-01-06 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2008-0855.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-08-24 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0855.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-08-22 | Name : The remote host has a compromised version of an OpenSSH-related package insta... File : rhel_compromised_ssh_package.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2024-11-28 23:13:39 |
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| 2024-11-28 12:16:23 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:22:11 |
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| 2017-08-08 09:24:20 |
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| 2016-11-08 21:24:32 |
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| 2016-06-29 00:00:54 |
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| 2016-04-26 17:46:46 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:46:18 |
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| 2013-11-11 12:38:02 |
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| 2013-05-11 00:24:48 |
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