CVE-2016-7408

HIGH

Dropbear SSH < 2016.73 - Remote Code Execution via dbclient -m or -c Argument

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92970
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/eed9376a4ad6

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0397
EPSS Percentile 89.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (1)
dropbear_ssh_project/dropbear_ssh < 2016.73
Published Mar 03, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026