CVE-2016-7408
N/A
Published: March 3, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDropbear SSH
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2016.73
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92970x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/eed9376a4ad6Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284
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