DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2285

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2285

    Published: 18 May 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-2285

    Summary:

    Details: The ssh-vulnkey tool on Ubuntu Linux 7.04, 7.10, and 8.04 LTS does not recognize authorized_keys lines that contain options, which makes it easier for remote attackers to exploit CVE-2008-0166 by guessing a key that was not identified by this tool.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2285

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssh

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/openssh?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:4.7p1-10

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High