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CVE-2016-7406

critical · 9.8

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.

9.8
CVSS
10.5%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
96th
EPSS percentile
2017-03-03
Published

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

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
dropbear_ssh_projectdropbear_ssh<= 2016.73

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References

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