CVE-2008-1657

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28531 patch vdb entry
http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-649-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32110 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2419
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29609 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31531 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openbsd.org/errata43.html#001_openssh patch vendor advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ssh_advisory.asc
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-4.9 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019733 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1624/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29735 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29683 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30361 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00007.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32080 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2396 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29939 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1035/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29602 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490488/100/0/threaded mailing list
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-005.txt.asc vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0139
http://secunia.com/advisories/29693 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:098 vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-03.xml vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41549 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1657?
CVE-2008-1657 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1657?
To fix CVE-2008-1657, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1657 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1657 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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