CVE-2016-7406

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7406
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-03 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-11-04 16:15:38 UTC
DescriptionFormat 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dropbear Ssh Project Dropbear Ssh All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Dropbear SSH CVE-2016-7406 Format String Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/35 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
dropbear: b66a483f3dcb af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secure.ucc.asn.au Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request for Dropbear SSH <2016.74 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
1376353 – (CVE-2016-7406, CVE-2016-7407, CVE-2016-7408, CVE-2016-7409) CVE-2016-7406 CVE-2016-7407 CVE-2016-7408 CVE-2016-7409 dropbear: Multiple issues fixed in dropbear 2016.74 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
Dropbear: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-23) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710451 Gentoo Linux Dropbear Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-23)
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