CVE-2016-7407
The dropbearconvert command in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenSSH key file.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The dropbearconvert command in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenSSH key file.
- 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
- 5.80% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- dropbear ssh project/dropbear ssh
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92972Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353Issue Tracking
- https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/34e6127ef02eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92972Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353Issue Tracking
- https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/34e6127ef02eIssue 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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.