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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-0920

Use-after-free vulnerability in Dropbear SSH Server 0.52 through 2012.54, when command restriction and public key authentication are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code and bypass command restrictions via multiple…

HIGH 7.1EPSS 6.49%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Dropbear SSH Server 0.52 through 2012.54, when command restriction and public key authentication are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code and bypass command restrictions via multiple crafted command requests, related to "channels concurrency."

CVSS 2.0
7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
6.49% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399
Affected
dropbear ssh project/dropbear ssh · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.