CVE-2016-7406

high-risk
Published 2017-03-03

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.

Do I need to act?

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25.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 75% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Dropbear Ssh Project

References (11)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
Issue Tracking https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb
Patch https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/35
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
Issue Tracking https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb
Patch https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 15/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal