CVE-2008-1657 (GCVE-0-2008-1657)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-02 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:32
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2319 records in the last 180 days details
References
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Date Public
2008-03-30 00:00
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