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CVE-2008-1657
OpenSSH 4.4 up to versions before 4.9 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the sshd_config ForceCommand directive by modifying the…
Medium6.5EPSS 2.2%
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- mitre
Description
OpenSSH 4.4 up to versions before 4.9 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the sshd_config ForceCommand directive by modifying the .ssh/rc session file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (31)
- 28531 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-649-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 32110 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2419 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-09-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 29609 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31531 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [4.3] 001: SECURITY FIX: March 30, 2008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ssh_advisory.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- TA08-260A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-4.9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1019733 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1624 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2584 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29735 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29683 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30361 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31882 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:009 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 32080 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2396 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29939 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1035 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29602 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080404 rPSA-2008-0139-1 gnome-ssh-askpass openssh openssh-client openssh-server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0139 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29693 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:098 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- openssh-forcecommand-command-execution(41549) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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