CVE-2008-3844General(openbsd / enterprise_linux)

LOWCVSS 9.3 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-20

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • enterprise_linux
  • enterprise_linux_desktop
  • openssh

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • False Positive: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-02-24); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Products
enterprise_linuxenterprise_linux_desktopopenssh

4 versions affected across 3 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-02-24: 1Mentions · 2026-03-30: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-30: 102-2403-30
Signal classification2 categories
General
150.0%
False Positive
150.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-02-241
General1
2026-03-301
False Positive1
Full discourse2 posts
  • mel moreira@melmoreira35584
    General

    @DerekUrizar Urizar, I'm going to make it easy for you, with this you can access it. Target: guatemalavisible[.]net IP: 107.180.40.138 CVE: CVE-2025-67896 CVE-2024-3566 CVE-2023-38408 CVE-2022-37454 CVE-2021-41617 CVE-2020-15778 CVE-2019-16905 CVE-2017-8923 CVE-2013-2220 CVE-2008-3844

    Post summary

    The message lists a series of CVE identifiers and a target IP but provides no additional technical or operational details.

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  • Sushibar@Sushibar4649
    False Positive

    糞品質ASMがOpenSSHを使っているだけで2008年のRHEL限定のCVE-2008-3844を検出してきて腹が立つ 元凶はNVDのcpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*をそのまま適用しているからである https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3844

    Post summary

    The author complains that their quality‑poor detection system incorrectly flags CVE‑2008‑3844 on any system using OpenSSH due to a mis‑applied NVD CPE. This highlights a false‑positive issue rather than a true vulnerability or exploit.

    00010312
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CPE platform detail6 entries

6 of 6 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appopenbsdopenssh---
OSredhatenterprise_linux4.5.z--
OSredhatenterprise_linux4.5.z--
OSredhatenterprise_linux5.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_desktop4--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_desktop5--

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