CVEvulnerability

CVE-2007-0844

6.4 MEDIUM Published 2007-02-08 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2007-02-08
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.4 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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.

Affected configurations

• pam ssh pam ssh 1.91

References