PT-2008-3777 · Canonical+1 · Ubuntu+1

Published 2008-05-18 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-2285

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ubuntu Linux versions 7.04 through 8.04 LTS

Description: The issue makes it easier for remote attackers to guess a key that was not identified by the ssh-vulnkey tool, potentially leading to exploitation.

Recommendations: For Ubuntu Linux versions 7.04 through 8.04 LTS, update the ssh-vulnkey tool to recognize authorized keys lines that contain options to prevent exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2285

DSA-1576-1

Affected Products

Ubuntu

Ssh-Vulnkey

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2285 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2285 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-2285 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2285 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-5 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42568 · Note