FKIE_CVE-2008-3844

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-08-27 20:41 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31575Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32241Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1020730Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-399.htmThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/security/data/openssh-blacklist.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0855.htmlNot Applicable
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30794Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2821Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44747
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31575Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32241Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1020730Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-399.htmThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/security/data/openssh-blacklist.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0855.htmlNot Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30794Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2821Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44747
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
redhat enterprise_linux 4.5.z
redhat enterprise_linux 4.5.z
redhat enterprise_linux 5.0
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 4
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 5
openbsd openssh *
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  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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