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pam_ssh: authentication restriction bypass

Package(s):

pam_ssh

CVE #(s):

CVE-2007-0844

Created:

August 27, 2007

Updated:

August 29, 2007

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.

Alerts:

Fedora

FEDORA-2007-1793

2007-08-23

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