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DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2285

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2285 PUBLISHED

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.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12openssh0, 0, 0
Debian:13openssh0, 0, 0
Debian:11openssh0, 0, 0
Debian:14openssh0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • May 18, 2008 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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