CVE-2016-7406

critical

Description

Format 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.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23

https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-03

Updated: 2017-03-04

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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