CVE-2016-3116 EXPLOIT
6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 19.3% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.72 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended shell-command restrictions via crafted X11 forwarding data.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.4 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 19.3% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-03-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dropbear ssh project | dropbear ssh |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | DropBearSSHD 2015.71 - Command Injection | 2016-03-03 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179261.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179269.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179870.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00105.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00113.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136251/Dropbear-SSHD-xauth-Command-Injection-Bypass.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/47
- https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2016-3115
- https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-08
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179261.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179269.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179870.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00105.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00113.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136251/Dropbear-SSHD-xauth-Command-Injection-Bypass.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/47
- https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2016-3115
- https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-08
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