CVE-2008-2285 describes a vulnerability in the ssh-vulnkey tool on Ubuntu Linux versions 7.04, 7.10, and 8.04 LTS. This tool failed to properly identify vulnerable keys in authorized_keys files when those lines included options, thereby hindering the detection of keys susceptible to CVE-2008-0166. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), this vulnerability is of medium severity, allowing for potential information disclosure with low attack complexity and no authentication required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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