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CVE-2016-7406 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353 CVEIssue Tracking
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/35 CVE
https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23 CVEPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
dropbear ssh project dropbear ssh
<= 2016.73

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7406
NVD Published Date:
Mar 3, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-7406 Details - Not Deferred