CVE-2016-7406 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.25332.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Dropbear Ssh Project Subscribe	Dropbear Ssh Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-634-1	dropbear security update

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/35
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353
https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/35

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-03T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T16:09:09.268Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7406

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-03T16:59:00.387

Modified: 2025-11-04T16:15:38.253

Link: CVE-2016-7406

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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