CVE-2016-7407
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 5.8% (pctl 93)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
The dropbearconvert command in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenSSH key file.
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 | 5.8% — more likely to be exploited than 93% 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/92972
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
- https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/34e6127ef02e
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92972
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
- https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/34e6127ef02e
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23
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