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libpam-ssh — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-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 to bypass authentication restrictions and use private encryption keys requiring a blank passphrase by entering a non-blank passphrase.

Products
libpam-ssh
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.91.0-9.2
CVEs
CVE-2007-0844
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 15:58 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0844

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 Feb 2007, 17:28 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0844

libpam-ssh

Fixed versions: 1.91.0-9.2

libpam-ssh

Fixed versions: 1.91.0-9.2

Complete source record
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