CVE-2012-0920

high
Published 2012-06-05 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.1
VIR risk
7.1

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Dropbear SSH Server 0.52 through 2012.54, when command restriction and public key authentication are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code and bypass command restrictions via multiple crafted command requests, related to "channels concurrency."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0920

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/818108bf7749

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed2012.55-1
debian debianbullseyefixed2012.55-1
debian debianforkyfixed2012.55-1
debian debiansidfixed2012.55-1
debian debiantrixiefixed2012.55-1
debian debian6.0affected
debian debian7.0affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
dropbear_ssh_projectdropbear_ssh{"startIncluding":"0.52","endIncluding":"2012.54"}

References

CWEs

CWE-399

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.