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CVE-2016-7406

Format string vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) username or (2) host argument.

Published

2017-03-03T16:59:00.387

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	dropbear_ssh_project	dropbear_ssh	≤ 2016.73	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)