Vulnerability Report

CVE-2008-2285

Title: Ubuntu Linux Cryptographic Failures

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2008-2285.

CWE Category CWE-310
Published Date May 18, 2008
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.0 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.69%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2008-2285: 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.

Impacted Vendors

C
cyrix 1
C
conectiva 1
S
sun 1
U
ubuntu 1

Reference Links

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-5 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42568 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-5 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42568
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2008-2285 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.