CVE-2016-7407: The dropbearconvert command in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenSSH key file.

PriorityP351critical9.8CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

5.54%

91.9th percentile

The dropbearconvert command in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenSSH key file.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	dropbear	< dropbear 2016.74-1 (bookworm)	dropbear 2016.74-1 (bookworm)
dropbear_ssh_project	dropbear_ssh	<= 2016.73	—
dropbear_ssh_project	dropbear_ssh	>= 0 < 2016.74-1	2016.74-1
dropbear_ssh_project	dropbear_ssh	>= 0 < 2016.74-1	2016.74-1
dropbear_ssh_project	dropbear_ssh	>= 0 < 2016.74-1	2016.74-1
dropbear_ssh_project	dropbear_ssh	>= 0 < 2016.74-1	2016.74-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

osv9.8CRITICAL

vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL

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