CVE-2008-2285

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 18, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-2285: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix