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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 18, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-2285

CVE-2008-2285

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.

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Affected products

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  • Ubuntu/Linux3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Ubuntu/ssh-vulnkeyllm-create

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