VulnerabilityModified
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 10.5%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.5%, higher than 95% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 10.49% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- dropbear ssh project/dropbear ssh
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353Issue Tracking
- https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcbIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/35
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353Issue Tracking
- https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcbIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.