CVE-2016-7408

moderate-risk
Published 2017-03-03

The dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) -m or (2) -c argument.

Do I need to act?

~
1.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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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
8
CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Dropbear Ssh Project

References (10)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92970
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
Issue Tracking https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/eed9376a4ad6
Patch https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92970
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
Issue Tracking https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/eed9376a4ad6
Patch https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23
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moderate-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal