CVE-2016-7406
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 10.2% (pctl 96)
Patch early
EPSS 10.2% — above the 10% action threshold.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 10.22% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-03-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dropbear ssh project | dropbear ssh |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
- https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/35
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
- https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23
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