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CVE-2008-2285

MEDIUMEPSS 74th pctl
5.0
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
opensshDebian
Fixed in:1:4.7p1-10CVE-2008-2285
Fixed in:1:4.7p1-10CVE-2008-2285
Fixed in:1:4.7p1-10CVE-2008-2285
Fixed in:1:4.7p1-10CVE-2008-2285

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.69%probability of exploitation in 30 days
74thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-310 (Cryptographic Issues) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2014-3566Low3.4100%-Fix
CVE-2015-4000Low3.7100%-Fix
CVE-2015-0204Medium4.399%-Fix
CVE-2016-2107Medium5.989%-Fix
CVE-2016-0800Medium5.982%-Fix
CVE-2014-8684Critical9.872%--
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