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.

Published: 2008-05-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-2285 is rated Moderate Risk (47.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.69%). EPSS rose +1.34% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2285

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.36% 1.69% +1.34%
2 2025-03-17 0.23% 0.36% +0.13%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.23% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2285

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2285

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-2285

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-2285 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openssh), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2285
ubuntu low CVE-2008-2285 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openssh), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): released 4, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2285

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2285

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ubuntu linux 7.04 cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ubuntu linux 7.10 cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ubuntu linux 8.04 cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2285

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