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CVE-2007-0844
The auth_via_key function in pam_ssh.c in pam_ssh before 1.92, when the allow_blank_passphrase option is disabled, allows remote attackers…
Medium6.4EPSS 0.88%
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- mitre
Description
The auth_via_key function in pam_ssh.c in pam_ssh before 1.92, when the allow_blank_passphrase option is disabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication restrictions and use private encryption keys requiring a blank passphrase by entering a non-blank passphrase.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.88% · top 41% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 22461 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 24061 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-0524 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=484376 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 33119 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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