CVE-2016-7408
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v2
6.5
VIR risk
8.8
Description
The dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) -m or (2) -c argument.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7408
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/eed9376a4ad6
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2016.74-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2016.74-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2016.74-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2016.74-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2016.74-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| dropbear_ssh_project | dropbear_ssh | {"endIncluding":"2016.73"} | |
References
CWEs
CWE-284
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.