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CVE-2008-3844

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-3844 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from redhat, from redhat, from openbsd organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-08-27T20:41:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	4.5.z	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	4.5.z	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	5.0	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	4	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	5	No
Application	openbsd	openssh	*	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31575 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32241 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020730 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-399.htm Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/security/data/openssh-blacklist.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0855.html Not Applicable ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30794 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2821 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44747 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31575 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32241 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020730 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-399.htm Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/security/data/openssh-blacklist.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0855.html Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30794 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2821 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44747 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For redhat's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.