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TI-2008-02191 Aliases CVE-2008-2285GHSA-9c93-c5gr-q8j9

The ssh-vulnkey tool on Ubuntu Linux 7.04, 7.10, and 8.04 LTS does not recognize…

Priority LOW 26CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01693 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.04VulnerableUbuntu
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.10VulnerableUbuntu
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.04VulnerableUbuntu
  • cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.04 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu
  • cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.10 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu
  • cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2285
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9c93-c5gr-q8j9

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2008-04107 Buffer overflow in enscript before 1.6.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-01517 The Ubuntu clamav-milter.init script in clamav-milter before 0.95.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2008-06481 system-tools-backends before 2.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 in Ubuntu 8.10, as used by "Users and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2011-03979 The X.Org X wrapper (xserver-wrapper.c) in Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu Linux does not… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
  • TI-2009-01489 xvfb-run 1.6.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, Fedora 10, and possibly other operating… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6

Sources

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